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Genetic variation of Listeria monocytogenes isolates from domestic and imported foods in Japan.
International journal of food microbiology - 30 Sept 2008
Ochiai Yoshitsugu, Batmunkh Otgonchimeg, Ogasawara Kunitoshi, Mochizuki Mariko, Hondo Ryo, Ueda Fukiko
Abstract excerpt
Phylogenetic analyses were carried out on a total of 118 Listeria monocytogenes isolates from foods or food processing environments, and 7 isolates from listeriosis patients in Japan to evaluate the genetic variation in the pathogen in this country. Isolates of serotypes 1/2a, 1/2b and 4b were mainly examined to assess the risk of exposure of humans to L. monocytogenes from foods in Japan. The nucleotide...
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