Molecular analysis of the iap gene of Listeria monocytogenes isolated from cheeses in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Jozi Fagundes de Mello, Karen Einsfeldt, Ana Paula Guedes Frazzon, Marisa da Costa, Jeverson Frazzon
2008 Brazilian Journal of Microbiology  
The polymorphic region sequences in the iap gene were analyzed in 25 strains of Listeria monocytogenes isolated from cheeses in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, and compared with reference strains. This investigation distinguished two clusters of L. monocytogenes: I (20 strains) and II (5 strains).
doi:10.1590/s1517-83822008000100033 fatcat:7e4hzz73evdfllorv7hyvnnnri