A Comprehensive Evaluation of the Genetic Relatedness of Listeria monocytogenes Serotype 4b Variant Strains
Recently, we have identified a link between four listeriosis incidents/outbreaks to a variant of Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) serotype 4b strains, 4bV. Although 4bV strains have been reported from clinical specimens as well as from foods, listeriosis outbreaks occurring in 2014–2016 were the first re...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2017-09-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2017.00241/full |