Genomic characteristics of listeria monocytogenes causing invasive listeriosis in Japan.

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis

Department of Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan; Department of Intelligent Network for Infection Control, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi,Japan; Department of infection control and prevention, Tohoku Medical Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.

Published: March 2021

We reviewed 18 listeriosis cases in Japan and performed molecular analysis of causative Listeria monocytogenes (LM) isolates. Strains genetically related to those from other countries caused various types of listeriosis, including vascular listeriosis in immunocompetent elderly people. Our results highlight the importance of integrated clinical and genomic analysis of LM.

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