Epidemic clone I-specific genetic markers in strains of Listeria monocytogenes serotype 4b from foods

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 4158-4164

  Yildirim, Suleyman ^a   Lin, Wen ^b   Hitchins, Anthony D ^b   Jaykus, Lee Ann ^a   Altermann, Eric ^a   Klaenhammer, Todd R ^a   Kathariou, Sophia ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DNA; FOOD PROCESSING; GENES; HEALTH HAZARDS; STRAIN;

DIGESTION; GENETIC MARKERS; METHYLATION;

MICROBIOLOGY;

CYTOSINE; DNA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE SAU3AI; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; DNA MODIFICATION; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PROCESSING; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC RESISTANCE; HEALTH HAZARD; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES EPIDEMIC CLONE I; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES SEROTYPE 4B; LISTERIOSIS; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEROTYPE; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION;

BASE COMPOSITION; DNA, BACTERIAL; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENETIC MARKERS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SEROTYPING;

LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 3242795201     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.7.4158-4164.2004     Document Type: Article

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