Link to Pubmed [PMID] – 21749783
Link to DOI – 10.3201/eid/1706.101778
Emerg Infect Dis 2011 Jun; 17(6): 1110-2
Listeria monocytogenes is worldwide a pathogen, but the geographic distribution of clones remains largely unknown. Genotyping of 300 isolates from the 5 continents and diverse sources showed the existence of few prevalent and globally distributed clones, some of which include previously described epidemic clones. Cosmopolitan distribution indicates the need for genotyping standardization.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21749783