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Author: Joanne Willey
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Higher Education (us)
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Chapter 41.2, Problem 5CC
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Listeria phages are used to kill the pathogen, Listeria monocytogenes, which is found on the surface of ready to eat meats. This bacterium contaminates the meats and causes serious illness to the consumers or humans.
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