Genetic homogeneity among Listeria monocytogenes strains from infected patients and meat products from two geographic locations determined by phenotyping, ribotyping and PCR analysis of virulence genes

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 1-10

  Jaradat, Z W ^a   Schutze, G E ^b   Bhunia, A K ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Listeria monocytogenes; PCR; Ribotyping; Virulence genes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; MALE; MEAT; NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOTYPING; SEROTYPE;

ANIMALS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEAT PRODUCTS; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOTYPING; VIRULENCE;

LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0037024087     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(02)00050-8     Document Type: Article

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