Article
Characterization of Listeria monocytogenes strains isolated from food and humans in Italy by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis
2002-02-01
Abstract excerpt
Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) was used to type 90 strains of Listeria monocytogenes isolated from clinical cases and from meat products in Italy in the period 1987-95. The objective of this retrospective study was to compare the genetic profiles to determine the existence of predominant clones and to evaluate their association with the sporadic cases of listeriosis reported in recent years in Italy. A to...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 5060faf6-28b7-52c5-b86c-a52af151c9af
- DOI
- 10.1006/fmic.2001.0463
