Molecular typing reveals frequent clustering among human isolates of listeria monocytogenes in Italy

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 876-880

  Mammina, Caterina ^a   Manfreda, Gerardo ^b   Aleo, Aurora ^a   De Cesare, Alessandra ^b   Pellissier, Nathalie ^c   Romani, Cristina ^d   Nicoletti, Pierluigi ^e   Pecile, Patrizia ^e   Nastasi, Antonino ^d   Pontello, Mirella M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^e CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 64749094321     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-72.4.876     Document Type: Article

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