Genetic characteristics of Japanese clinical Listeria monocytogenes isolates.

Listeria monocytogenes causes foodborne illnesses through consumption of ready-to-eat foods. Although 135-201annual listeriosis cases have been estimated in Japan, the details regarding the clinical isolates such as infection source, virulence level, and other genetic characteristics, are not known....

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Main Authors: Satoko Miya, Hajime Takahashi, Miku Nakagawa, Takashi Kuda, Shizunobu Igimi, Bon Kimura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4380474?pdf=render