Multi-Virulence-Locus Sequence Typing Clarifies Epidemiology of Recent Listeriosis Outbreaks in the United States

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Authors

Wei Zhang · Pennsylvania State University

Stephen J. Knabel · Pennsylvania State University

Abstract

Multi-virulence-locus sequence typing (MVLST) was used to analyze isolates from two major listeriosis outbreaks in the United States in 1998 and 2002 that were due to consumption of contaminated hot dogs and turkey deli meat, respectively. MVLST demonstrated high epidemiological relevance and indicated that the two outbreaks were the result of one epidemic.

Topics & Keywords

Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology Food Safety and Hygiene

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volume 43, Issue 10, pp. 5291-5294

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.43.10.5291-5294.2005

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