Genomic Characterization Helps Dissecting an Outbreak of Listeriosis in Northern Italy.

ABSTRACT: Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) is a bacterium widely distributed in nature and able to contaminate food processing environments, including those of dairy products. Lm is a primary public health issue, due to the very low infectious dose and the ability to produce severe outcomes, in particular in elderly, newborns, pregnant women and immunocompromised patients. In the period between April and July 2015, an increased number of cases of listeriosis was observed in the area of Pavia, Northern Italy. An epidemiological investigation identified a cheesemaking small organic farm as the possible origin of the outbreak. In this work we present the results of the retrospective epidemiological study that we performed using molecular biology and genomic epidemiology methods. The strains sampled from pat

SUBMITTER: Comandatore F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5510990 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature