Genome-based characterization of Listeria monocytogenes, Costa Rica
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Giralt-Zúñiga, María
Redondo-Solano, Mauricio
Moura, Alexandra
Tessaud-Rita, Nathalie
Bracq-Dieye, Hélène
Vales, Guillaume
Thouvenot, Pierre
Leclercq, Alexandre
Chaves-Ulate, Carolina
Núñez-Montero, Kattia
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Emerging Infectious Diseases 2023
Abstract
Genomic data on the foodborne pathogen Listeria
monocytogenes from Central America are scarce. We
analyzed 92 isolates collected during 2009–2019 from
different regions in Costa Rica, compared those to publicly
available genomes, and identified unrecognized
outbreaks. Our findings suggest mandatory reporting
of listeriosis in Costa Rica would improve pathogen
surveillance.
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Artículo.
Keywords
Listeria monocytogenes, Datos genómicos, Patógenos, Virosis, Evaluación de riesgos -- Virus, Secuenciación -- Genoma, Producción -- Quesos, Enfermedades infecciosas -- Genotipos, Genomic data, Pathogens, Viral diseases, Risk assessment -- Viruses, Sequencing -- Genome, Production -- Cheeses, Infectious diseases -- Genotypes, Research Subject Categories::MEDICINE::Microbiology, immunology, infectious diseases::Infectious diseases, Research Subject Categories::NATURAL SCIENCES::Biology