Combined sigB allelic typing and multiplex PCR provide improved discriminatory power and reliability for Listeria monocytogenes molecular serotyping

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 52-59

  Nightingale, Kendra ^a,b   Bovell, Liselle ^a   Grajczyk, Ashley ^a   Wiedmann, Martin ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Listeria monocytogenes; Molecular subtyping; Serotyping

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; GENOTYPE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SEROTYPING; SIGB GENE;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LISTERIA INFECTIONS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEROTYPING; SIGMA FACTOR;

LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 33846011872     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2006.06.005     Document Type: Article

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