Multiplex-PCR serotyping of Listeria monocytogenes isolated from human clinical specimens
The genus Listeria is composed of six species of which Listeria monocytogenes is considered the single pathogenic species that causes listeriosis in humans. Of the 13 serovars of L. monocytogenes, 1/2a, 1/2b and 4b are responsible for the majority of clinical cases. The aim of this work was to detec...
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| Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2008-12-01
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| Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000800016 |