New Listeria monocytogenes strain

A hypervirulent strain of Listeria monocytogenes has been identified in lambs in a Chinese province. The newly discovered strain carries the gene sequences responsible for the pathogenicity of the most virulent Listeria strains in animals and humans, making them particularly dangerous and causing severe infections.

Antibiotic treatment of citrus fruits

There is no cure for the disease known as citrus greening, and the main control method so far has been to remove contaminated trees and treat orchards with an insecticide to control the vector. In the USA, the treatment of plantations with certain antibiotics has been authorised.

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