DRAMATIC INCREASE IN THE FREQUENCY OF LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES PERSISTER CELLS AS THE POPULATION TRANSITIONS FROM EXPONENTIAL PHASE TO LONG-TERM-SURVIVAL PHASE SUGGESTS THEIR TRUE NATURE AND BIOLOGICAL FUNCTION
Genotypic and Phenotypic Evaluation of Antimicrobial Resistance of Listeria monocytogenes and Environmental Microbiota Obtained from Food Processing Environments