Multiplex-PCR serotyping of Listeria monocytogenes isolated from human clinical specimens

The genus Listeria is composed of six species of which Listeria monocytogenes is considered the single pathogenic species that causes listeriosis in humans. Of the 13 serovars of L. monocytogenes, 1/2a, 1/2b and 4b are responsible for the majority of clinical cases. The aim of this work was to detec...

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Main Authors: Rafaela Moledo de Vasconcelos, Antonio Eugenio Castro Cardoso de Almeida, Ernesto Hofer, Nicéa Magaly Matias da Silva, Victor Augustus Marin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2008-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000800016