Development of a multilocus variable-number of tandem repeat typing method for Listeria monocytogenes serotype 4b strains

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 239-249

  Miya, Satoko ^a   Kimura, Bon ^a   Sato, Miki ^a   Takahashi, Hajime ^a   Ishikawa, Tatsuya ^a   Suda, Takayuki ^a   Takakura, Chikako ^a   Fujii, Tateo ^a   Wiedmann, Martin ^b  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

4b; Epidemic clones; Listeria monocytogenes; Subtyping

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GENE LOCUS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RIBOTYPING; SEROTYPE; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD POISONING; HUMANS; LISTERIA INFECTIONS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RIBOTYPING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEROTYPING; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES; VIRULENCE;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 43649100576     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2008.03.023     Document Type: Article

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