Virulence genes and genetic relationship of L. monocytogenes isolated from human and food sources in Brazil

The herein presented assay provided a bacteriological and molecular characterization of 100 samples of L. monocytogenes isolated from human (43) and food (57) sources, from several regions of Brazil, and collected between 1975 and 2013. Antigenic characterization defined 49% of serotype 4b samples,...

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Main Authors: Rosana Macedo de Almeida, André Victor Barbosa, Rodrigo de Castro Lisbôa, André Felipe das Mercês Santos, Ernesto Hofer, Deyse Christina Vallim, Cristina Barroso Hofer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867016302628