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Characterization of Listeria monocytogenes isolates from human listeriosis cases in Italy.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Sept 2009
Mammina Caterina, Aleo Aurora, Romani Cristina, Pellissier Nathalie, Nicoletti Pierluigi, Pecile Patrizia, Nastasi Antonino, Pontello Mirella M
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to characterize by serotyping, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), and PCR amplification of virulence genes and markers of epidemic clones I, II, and III (ECI, ECII, and ECIII) 54 human isolates from apparently sporadic cases of infection occurring in the Lombardy region and in the province of Florence, Tuscany, Italy, in the years 1996 to 2007. Listeria monocytogenes isolates...
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