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Genetic diversity of Listeria monocytogenes isolates in Colombia from 2010 until 2017 and comparison against the PulseNet regional surveillance network
Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud - 28 Apr 2026
Díaz Paula Lucía, Gamba Julieth Carolina, Prada Diego, Montaño Lucy Angeline, Rodríguez Edna Catering, Montilla-Escudero Efraín, Cuenca Paloma, Saavedra Sandra, Rozo Nathaly, Prieto Mónica, Martínez Claudia, Chinen Isabel
Abstract excerpt
Introduction. Listeriosis is a food-borne disease associated with Listeria monocytogenes, with high mortality in individuals with weakened immune systems. In Colombia, notification of the disease is not mandatory. Objective. To characterize phenotypically and genomically the clinical isolates of L. monocytogenes isolated from 2010 to 2017 in Colombia. Materials and methods. A total of 63 of the 443 isolates of L....
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