Abstract
We identified a novel serotype 1/2a outbreak strain and 2 novel epidemic clones of Listeria monocytogenes while investigating a foodborne outbreak of listeriosis associated with consumption of cantaloupe during 2011 in the United States. Comparative analyses of strains worldwide are essential to identification of novel outbreak strains and epidemic clones.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Clone Cells
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Cucumis melo / microbiology*
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DNA, Bacterial / classification
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics*
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Food Contamination
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Food Microbiology
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Humans
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Listeria monocytogenes / classification
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Listeria monocytogenes / genetics*
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Listeria monocytogenes / isolation & purification
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Listeriosis / epidemiology*
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Listeriosis / microbiology
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Multilocus Sequence Typing
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Phylogeny
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Serotyping
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United States / epidemiology