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Population structure of Listeria monocytogenes serotype 4b isolates from sporadic human listeriosis cases in the United States from 2003 to 2008.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jun 2014
Lee Sangmi, Ward Todd J, Graves Lewis M, Tarr Cheryl L, Siletzky Robin M, Kathariou Sophia
Abstract excerpt
Listeria monocytogenes can cause severe food-borne disease (listeriosis). Numerous outbreaks have involved three serotype 4b epidemic clones (ECs): ECI, ECII, and ECIa. However, little is known about the population structure of L. monocytogenes serotype 4b from sporadic listeriosis in the United States, even though most cases of human listeriosis are in fact sporadic. Here we analyzed 136 serotype 4b isolates...
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