Multilocus enzyme electrophoresis for characterization of Listeria monocytogenes isolates: results of an international comparative study.

doi:10.1016/s0168-1605(96)01144-0

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Multilocus enzyme electrophoresis for characterization of Listeria monocytogenes isolates: results of an international comparative study.

International journal of food microbiology - 1 Oct 1996

Caugant D A, Ashton F E, Bibb W F, Boerlin P, Donachie W, Low C, Gilmour A, Harvey J, Nørrung B

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Multilocus enzyme electrophoresis (MEE) is a standard technique that is used to elucidate the epidemiology of a variety of bacterial species. Recently, the method has been employed by several laboratories for investigations of clinical and foodborne isolates of Listeria monocytogenes. To assess t...

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Alleles
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Chromosome Mapping
Electrophoresis
Listeria monocytogenes
Reproducibility of Results

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