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==Introduction==
==Introduction==
</b><i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> is a resilient food pathogen capable of surviving and growing at low temperatures. As a result, it is responsible for infections in deli meats, cheeses, and other refrigerated products.<ref name="a">[Ranjan K. Mohapatra, Snehasish Mishra, Lawrence Sena Tuglo, Ashish K. Sarangi, Venkataramana Kandi, Amani Ahmed AL Ibrahim, Hussain A. Alsaif, Ali A. Rabaan, Md. Kudrat-E Zahan. Recurring food source-based Listeria outbreaks in the United States: An unsolved puzzle of concern? Health Science Reports 2024 7:2.]</ref> Many different methods are used by food supply companies to inhibit bacterial growth, and chief among these methods are chemical preservatives.<br>
</b><i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> is a resilient food pathogen capable of surviving and growing at low temperatures. As a result, it is responsible for infections in deli meats, cheeses, and other refrigerated products.<ref name="a">[https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com.libproxy.kenyon.edu/doi/10.1002/hsr2.1863 Ranjan K. Mohapatra, Snehasish Mishra, Lawrence Sena Tuglo, Ashish K. Sarangi, Venkataramana Kandi, Amani Ahmed AL Ibrahim, Hussain A. Alsaif, Ali A. Rabaan, Md. Kudrat-E Zahan. Recurring food source-based Listeria outbreaks in the United States: An unsolved puzzle of concern? Health Science Reports 2024 7:2.]</ref> Many different methods are used by food supply companies to inhibit bacterial growth, and chief among these methods are chemical preservatives.<br>
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Introduction

Listeria monocytogenes is a resilient food pathogen capable of surviving and growing at low temperatures. As a result, it is responsible for infections in deli meats, cheeses, and other refrigerated products.[3] Many different methods are used by food supply companies to inhibit bacterial growth, and chief among these methods are chemical preservatives.

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Authored for BIOL 238 Microbiology, taught by Joan Slonczewski,at Kenyon College,2024