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Genomic characterization of novel Listeria monocytogenes serotype 4b variant strains.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Laksanalamai Pongpan, Huang Bixing, Sabo Jonathan, Burall Laurel S, Zhao Shaohua, Bates John, Datta Atin R
Abstract excerpt
Over 90% of the human listeriosis cases are caused by Listeria monocytogenes serotypes 1/2a, 1/2b and 4b strains. As an alternative to antigen-antibody based serotyping, a PCR-based method for serogrouping has been developed and validated. In this communication, we report an in-depth analysis of five 4b variant strains, four clinical isolates from Australia and one environmental isolate from USA. Although these...
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