Population Structure of Listeria monocytogenes in Emilia-Romagna (Italy) and Implications on Whole Genome Sequencing Surveillance of Listeriosis

• Main Authors: Erika Scaltriti (Author), Luca Bolzoni (Author), Caterina Vocale (Author), Marina Morganti (Author), Ilaria Menozzi (Author), Maria Carla Re (Author), Stefano Pongolini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The population structure of human isolates of Listeria monocytogenes in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, from 2012 to 2018 was investigated with the aim of evaluating the presence of genomic clusters indicative of possible outbreaks, the proportion of cluster-associated vs. sporadic isolates and different met...