Identification and characterization of nucleotide sequence differences in three virulence-associated genes of listeria monocytogenes strains representing clinically important serotypes.

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Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive, facultative intracellular bacterium that causes invasive, often fatal, disease in susceptible hosts. As a foodborne pathogen, the bacterium has emerged as a significant public health problem and has caused several epidemics in the United States and Europe. Three serotypes (1/2a, 1/2b, 4b) of L. monocytogenes are responsible for nearly 95% of all reported cases of human...

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