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A single-nucleotide-polymorphism-based multilocus genotyping assay for subtyping lineage I isolates of Listeria monocytogenes.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jan 2007
Ducey Thomas F, Page Brent, Usgaard Thomas, Borucki Monica K, Pupedis Kitty, Ward Todd J
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Listeria monocytogenes is a facultative intracellular pathogen responsible for food-borne disease with high mortality rates in humans and is the leading microbiological cause of food recalls. Lineage I isolates of L. monocytogenes are a particular public health concern because they are responsible for most sporadic cases of listeriosis and the vast majority of epidemic outbreaks. Rapid, reproducible, and...
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