PFGE analysis of Listeria monocytogenes isolates of clinical, animal, food and environmental origin from Ireland

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 540-547

  Fox, Edward M ^a,b   Delappe, Niall ^c   Garvey, Patricia ^d   McKeown, Paul ^d   Cormican, Martin ^c   Leonard, Nola ^b   Jordan, Kieran ^a  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d HEALTH PROTECTION SURVEILLANCE CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ENVIRONMENT; FOOD; GENE CLUSTER; IRELAND; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROTYPE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRELAND; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; MALE; POULTRY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84858132477     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.036764-0     Document Type: Article

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