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Evolution and molecular phylogeny of Listeria monocytogenes isolated from human and animal listeriosis cases and foods.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Aug 2005
Nightingale K K, Windham K, Wiedmann M
Abstract excerpt
To probe the evolution and phylogeny of Listeria monocytogenes from defined host species and environments, L. monocytogenes isolates from human (n = 60) and animal (n = 30) listeriosis cases and food samples (n = 30) were randomly selected from a larger collection of isolates (n = 354) obtained in New York State between 1999 and 2001. Partial sequencing of four housekeeping genes (gap, prs, purM, and ribC), one...
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