comK Prophage Junction Fragments as Markers for Listeria monocytogenes Genotypes Unique to Individual Meat and Poultry Processing Plants and a Model for Rapid Niche-Specific Adaptation, Biofilm Formation, and Persistence

Department of Food Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802; Department of Exploitation and Protection of Agricultural and Forest Resources, Agricultural Microbiology and Food Technology Sector, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; Microbial Methods Development Branch, Division of Microbiology, Office of Regulatory Science, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland 20740; and Department of Food Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695

Department of Food Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802; Department of Exploitation and Protection of Agricultural and Forest Resources, Agricultural Microbiology and Food Technology Sector, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; Microbial Methods Development Branch, Division of Microbiology, Office of Regulatory Science, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland 20740; and Department of Food Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695

Department of Food Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802; Department of Exploitation and Protection of Agricultural and Forest Resources, Agricultural Microbiology and Food Technology Sector, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; Microbial Methods Development Branch, Division of Microbiology, Office of Regulatory Science, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland 20740; and Department of Food Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695

Department of Food Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802; Department of Exploitation and Protection of Agricultural and Forest Resources, Agricultural Microbiology and Food Technology Sector, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; Microbial Methods Development Branch, Division of Microbiology, Office of Regulatory Science, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland 20740; and Department of Food Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695

Department of Food Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802; Department of Exploitation and Protection of Agricultural and Forest Resources, Agricultural Microbiology and Food Technology Sector, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; Microbial Methods Development Branch, Division of Microbiology, Office of Regulatory Science, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland 20740; and Department of Food Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695

Department of Food Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802; Department of Exploitation and Protection of Agricultural and Forest Resources, Agricultural Microbiology and Food Technology Sector, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; Microbial Methods Development Branch, Division of Microbiology, Office of Regulatory Science, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland 20740; and Department of Food Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695

Department of Food Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802; Department of Exploitation and Protection of Agricultural and Forest Resources, Agricultural Microbiology and Food Technology Sector, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; Microbial Methods Development Branch, Division of Microbiology, Office of Regulatory Science, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland 20740; and Department of Food Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695