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[Genetic characterization of Listeria monocytogenes strains isolated during 2007-2014 in Chile].
Revista chilena de infectologia : organo oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia - 1 Oct 2019
Ulloa Soledad, Arata Loredana, Alarcón Pedro, Araya Pamela, Hormazábal Juan Carlos, Fernández Jorge
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BACKGROUND: Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen that causes listeriosis, a disease that can present as febrile gastroenteritis or as an invasive form that has high mortality rates. So far, the genetic diversity of strains of L. monocytogenes isolated from patients, foods and environmental sources in Chile has been poorly studied. AIM: To characterize genetically L. monocytogenes strains received by the...
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