Listeria monocytogenes Source Distribution Analysis Indicates Regional Heterogeneity and Ecological Niche Preference among Serotype 4b Clones
Biodiversity analysis of the foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes recently revealed four serotype 4b major hypervirulent clonal complexes (CCs), i.e., CC1, CC2, CC4, and CC6. Hypervirulence was indicated by overrepresentation of these clones, and serotype 4b as a whole, among human clinical iso...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2018-04-01
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| Series: | mBio |
| Online Access: | http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/9/2/e00396-18 |