Genomic insights into Listeria monocytogenes in Chengdu catering facilities: disinfectant tolerance and stress adaptation mechanisms
Xueqiang Chen, Qiaoling He, Xin Lv, Shanming Lai, Jing Li, Yijun Tang, Jianjun Zhang, Biao Zhang, Xiaoqin Yu · 2026
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A food-poisoning germ that survives cleaning keeps turning up in Chengdu eateries, and Xueqiang Chen and co-authors traced its genes in work from twenty twenty-six. Swabs from two dozen catering sites found the germ at a rate near one in sixteen samples. Meat zones were the worst hot spots, and raw-to-cooked spread paths showed in a quarter of sites.
Gene reads showed one strain type ruling the set. All strains carried genes for shrugging off disinfectants and stress. Drug resistance stayed low. One common cleaner needed far more strength in the lab than labels advise for food surfaces, while two others worked well. The authors urge sites to match cleaner choice to lab proof.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Xueqiang Chen, Qiaoling He, Xin Lv, Shanming Lai, Jing Li, Yijun Tang, Jianjun Zhang, Biao Zhang, Xiaoqin Yu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |