What Makes Listeria Monocytogenes an Especially Difficult-To-Prevent Foodborne Pathogen? Once

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Essay

What makes Listeria monocytogenes an especially difficult-to-prevent foodborne pathogen? Once in the human body, how does it evade the immune system?

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Commerce Clause

A provision in the United States Constitution that grants Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, among the states, and with the Indian tribes.

Fourteenth Amendment

An amendment to the United States Constitution granting citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. and guaranteeing all citizens equal protection under the law.

Commerce Clause

A provision in the United States Constitution that empowers Congress to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.

Federal Government

The national government of a federal country that shares power with states or provinces but has authority in matters of national concern.