Genome sequences of Listeria monocytogenes strains J1816 and J1-220, associated with human outbreaks

Y Chen; E A Strain; M Allard; E W Brown

doi:10.1128/JB.05048-11

Genome sequences of Listeria monocytogenes strains J1816 and J1-220, associated with human outbreaks

J Bacteriol. 2011 Jul;193(13):3424-5. doi: 10.1128/JB.05048-11. Epub 2011 May 6.

Authors

Y Chen¹, E A Strain, M Allard, E W Brown

Affiliation

¹ Food and Drug Administration, College Park, MD 20740, USA. yi.chen@fda.hhs.gov

Abstract

Listeria monocytogenes has caused numerous human outbreaks. Here we report draft genomes of L. monocytogenes J1816 and J1-220, which belong to epidemic clones II and IV, respectively. Whole-genome sequence analysis of these strains provides a tool for studying the short-term evolution of these epidemic clones.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

DNA, Bacterial / chemistry*
DNA, Bacterial / genetics*
Disease Outbreaks
Genome, Bacterial*
Humans
Listeria monocytogenes / genetics*
Listeria monocytogenes / isolation & purification
Listeriosis / microbiology
Molecular Sequence Data
Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

DNA, Bacterial

Associated data

GENBANK/AFBU00000000
GENBANK/AFBV00000000