Serotype to genotype: The changing landscape of listeriosis outbreak investigations

Food Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue , 2018, Pages 18-27

  Datta, Atin R ^a   Burall, Laurel S ^a  

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

Author keywords

Listeria monocytogenes; Molecular sub typing; Outbreak investigation; WGS

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIC; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SEROTYPE;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; PHYLOGENY; SEROGROUP;

EID: 85021234816     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2017.06.013     Document Type: Review

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