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Genetic Diversity of Listeria monocytogenes Isolates from Invasive Listeriosis in China.
Foodborne pathogens and disease - 1 Mar 2020
Yin Yuelan, Doijad Swapnil, Wang Weiping, Lian Kai, Pan Xiuzhen, Koryciński Iwo, Hu Yachen, Tan Weijun, Ye Shuyang, Wang Zegang, Pan Zhiming, Chakraborty Trinad, Jiao Xin'an
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Listeria monocytogenes is a deadly foodborne pathogen, and infections can result in meningoencephalitis and sepsis with mortality rates of up to 30%. In this study, we performed comparative whole-genome analysis of 30 clinical isolates sequenced together with 32 previously sequenced clinical and food isolates from China. The data indicate that L. monocytogenes isolates belonging to the clonal complexes (CC) -1,...
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