Identification of a major Listeria monocytogenes outbreak clone linked to soft cheese in Northern Italy – 2009-2011

Identification of a major Listeria monocytogenes outbreak clone linked to soft cheese in Northern Italy – 2009-2011

Abstract Background Molecular subtyping and enhanced surveillance in Lombardy region identified a cluster of possibly related listeriosis cases from 2006 to 2010. This cluster grouped 31 isolates that belonged to serotype 1/2a and Sequence Type 38 (ST38) as defined by Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLS...

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Main Authors: Ettore Amato, Virginia Filipello, Maria Gori, Sara Lomonaco, Marina Nadia Losio, Antonio Parisi, Pol Huedo, Stephen John Knabel, Mirella Pontello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Listeria
Outbreak clone
Epidemic clone
Molecular methods
Listeriosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2441-6

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