LiSEQ – whole-genome sequencing of a cross-sectional survey of Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods and human clinical cases in Europe

Funding information This work was funded by EFSA, contract number C/EFSA/BIOCONTAM/2014/01-CT 1 on “Closing gaps for performing a risk assessment on Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat (RTE) foods: activity 3, the comparison of isolates from different compartments along the food chain, and from humans using whole genome sequencing (WGS) analysis’, EFSA-Q-2014-00 026. Acknowledgements A. P., T. D. and K. G. are affiliated to the National Institute for Health Research – Health Protection Research Unit (NIHR HPRU) in Gastrointestinal Infections at University of Liverpool in partnership with Public Health England, in collaboration with the University of East Anglia, the University of Oxford and the Quadram Institute. A. P., T. D. and K. G. are based at Public Health England. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR, the Department of Health or Public Health England.