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Alonso-Calleja C, Gómez-Fernández S, Carballo J, Capita R. Prevalence, Molecular Typing, and Determination of the Biofilm-Forming Ability of Listeria monocytogenes Serotypes from Poultry Meat and Poultry Preparations in Spain. Microorganisms 2019; 7:E529. [PMID: 31694193 PMCID: PMC6920909 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms7110529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2019] [Revised: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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A study was undertaken of the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in 260 samples of poultry meat obtained from retail outlets in northwestern Spain. L. monocytogenes was detected in 20 samples (7.7%). Twenty strains (one strain per positive sample) were characterized. The strains belonged to 10 serotypes: 1/2a (2 strains), 1/2b (2), 1/2c (2), 3a (1), 3b (2), 3c (2), 4a (2), 4b (4), 4c (1), and 4d (2). Cluster analysis (ribotyping; EcoRI) showed a strong genetic relationship between strains isolated from samples coming from different outlets. Ribotyping permitted some isolates of the same serotype to be differentiated, which points to the possible usefulness of this technique in the epidemiological surveillance of L. monocytogenes. All strains formed biofilm on polystyrene, as shown by confocal laser scanning microscopy. The biovolume (between 621.7 ± 36.0 µm3 and 62,984.0 ± 14,888.2 µm3 in the observational field of 14,161 μm2), percentage of surface coverage (from 2.17 ± 0.84% to 94.43 ± 3.97%), roughness (between 0.399 ± 0.052 and 0.830 ± 0.022), and maximum thickness (between 9.00 ± 0.00 µm and 24.00 ± 14.93 µm) of biofilms varied between strains (p < 0.05). These results expand knowledge of the characteristics of L. monocytogenes isolates from poultry.
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- Carlos Alonso-Calleja
- Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Veterinary Faculty, University of León, E-24071 León, Spain; (C.A.-C.); (S.G.-F.)
- Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of León, E-24071 León, Spain
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Veterinary Faculty, University of León, E-24071 León, Spain; (C.A.-C.); (S.G.-F.)
- Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of León, E-24071 León, Spain
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- Area of Food Technology, University of Vigo, E-32004 Ourense, Spain;
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Veterinary Faculty, University of León, E-24071 León, Spain; (C.A.-C.); (S.G.-F.)
- Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of León, E-24071 León, Spain
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Capita R, Prieto M, Mereghetti L, Alonso-Calleja C. Characterisation of Listeria monocytogenes Isolates from Poultry by Serotyping and Phage Typing. FOOD SCI TECHNOL INT 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/1082013205051264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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With the aim of improving the knowledge of Listeria monocytogenestypes distributed in poultry, isolates collected from a hundred eviscerated and refrigerated chicken carcasses from four different slaughterhouse plants in northwest Spain were characterised by serotyping and phage typing. Forty-two phage patterns were observed. Eight phage patterns (43, 43/387, 43/387/4477/1652 and 43/19/387/575 for strains of serogroup 1/2 and 107, 108/107/47, 2389 and 2389/3274 for strains of serogroup 4) were the most common. Thus, thirty strains (56.60% of phage typeable strains) showed the above-mentioned or indistinguishable (1 major phage reaction differences for serogroup 1/2 strains or 2 major differences for serogroup 4) patterns. A wide distribution of some L. monocytogenesphage types was observed because different chicken carcasses (including carcasses from different slaughterhouses) were contaminated with the same or indistinguishable L. monocytogenesphage types. Besides, more than one type (serogroup or phage type) of L. monocytogeneswas detected in 43.75% of positive samples. This finding emphasised the usefulness of subtyping several Listeria monocytogenesisolates from the same food sample in epidemiological studies.
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- R. Capita
- Departmentof Food Hygiene and Food Technology, University of León, Spain
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- Departmentof Food Hygiene and Food Technology, University of León, Spain
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- Laboratoryof Bacteriology, Medicine Faculty, University FranÁois Rabelais, Tours, France
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- Departmentof Food Hygiene and Food Technology, University of León, Spain
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Evaluation of reduction of Fraser incubation by 24h in the EN ISO 11290-1 standard on detection and diversity of Listeria species. Int J Food Microbiol 2016; 224:16-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2016.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2015] [Revised: 02/09/2016] [Accepted: 02/10/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Lopez-Valladares G, Danielsson-Tham ML, Goering RV, Tham W. Division of Human Listeria monocytogenes Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) Types Belonging to Lineage I (Serovar 4b, 1/2b, and 3b) into PFGE Groups. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2015; 12:447-53. [PMID: 25803595 DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2014.1880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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The 63 pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) types identified among 427 clinical isolates of Listeria monocytogenes that were characterized in a previous study by serotyping and PFGE (AscI) could be further divided into 17 PFGE groups. While the 63 PFGE types, all part of lineage I, were established based on the number and distribution of all bands in each DNA profile, the 17 PFGE groups were based on the configuration of small bands with sizes <145.5 kb. The 30 PFGE types of L. monocytogenes serovar 4b isolates (n=334) were divided into 8 PFGE groups; the 32 PFGE types of serovar 1/2b isolates (n=90) and the serovar 3b isolates (n=3, 1 PFGE type) were divided into 9 PFGE groups. An association was observed between PFGE groups and serovars. L. monocytogenes isolates belonging to PFGE groups I, J, Q, R, X, Z, Ö-4, and Ö-5 all shared serovar 4b, whereas isolates from PFGE groups D, G, O, P, T, U, Ö-1, Ö-2, and Ö-3 shared serovar 1/2b. Small fragments <33.3 kb were nonvisible in all L. monocytogenes isolates. From the results of the present study, a procedure for accelerating the identification of PFGE types when analyzing new PFGE profiles can be suggested. Therefore, we propose a stepwise procedure to PFGE profiling by first identifying the PFGE group using the smaller band patterns <145.5 kb, and then determining PFGE types based on the band patterns >145.5 kb.
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- Gloria Lopez-Valladares
- 1 School of Hospitality, Culinary Arts and Meal Science, Örebro University , Grythyttan, Sweden
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Hadjilouka A, Andritsos ND, Paramithiotis S, Mataragas M, Drosinos EH. Listeria monocytogenes serotype prevalence and biodiversity in diverse food products. J Food Prot 2014; 77:2115-20. [PMID: 25474059 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-14-072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The aim of this study was to assess serotype prevalence and biodiversity of Listeria monocytogenes strains isolated from diverse food products, i.e., minced pork, fruits, and vegetables. Three hundred twenty-six samples previously purchased from supermarkets and street markets within the Athens area were studied for L. monocytogenes prevalence. A total of 121 strains were isolated from the 36 samples that were positive for L. monocytogenes. Serotyping was performed with multiplex PCR, and biodiversity was assessed with random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) PCR analysis using M13, UBC155, and HLWL85 as primers and with repetitive element palindromic (rep) PCR analysis using (GTG)5 as the primer. The majority (17 of 22) of the contaminated minced pork samples contained strains identified as serotype 1/2a, either alone or in combination with strains belonging to serotypes 1/2b, 4a, 4c, or 4ab. However, all L. monocytogenes isolates from fruits and vegetables belonged to serotype 4b. Rep-PCR provided better differentiation of the isolates than did RAPD PCR and resulted in discrimination of the isolates into a larger number of unique profiles. Complete differentiation was achieved only with the combination of these subtyping techniques.
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- Agni Hadjilouka
- Laboratory of Food Quality Control and Hygiene, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, GR-118 55 Athens, Greece.
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- Laboratory of Food Quality Control and Hygiene, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, GR-118 55 Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Food Quality Control and Hygiene, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, GR-118 55 Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Food Quality Control and Hygiene, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, GR-118 55 Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Food Quality Control and Hygiene, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, GR-118 55 Athens, Greece
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Bernini V, Bottari B, Dalzini E, Sgarbi E, Lazzi C, Neviani E, Gatti M. The presence, genetic diversity and behaviour of Listeria monocytogenes in blue-veined cheese rinds during the shelf life. Food Control 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2013.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Liu D. Molecular approaches to the identification of pathogenic and nonpathogenic listeriae. Microbiol Insights 2013; 6:59-69. [PMID: 24826075 PMCID: PMC3987759 DOI: 10.4137/mbi.s10880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The genus Listeria consists of a closely related group of Gram-positive bacteria that commonly occur in the environment and demonstrate varied pathogenic potential. Of the 10 species identified to date, L. monocytogenes is a facultative intracellular pathogen of both humans and animals, L. ivanovii mainly infects ungulates (eg., sheep and cattle), while other species (L. innocua, L. seeligeri, L. welshimeri, L. grayi, L. marthii, L. rocourtiae, L. fleischmannii and L. weihenstephanensis) are essentially saprophytes. Within the species of L. monocytogenes, several serovars (e.g., 4b, 1/2a, 1/2b and 1/2c) are highly pathogenic and account for a majority of clinical isolations. Due to their close morphological, biological, biochemical and genetic similarities, laboratory identification of pathogenic and nonpathogenic Listeria organisms is technically challenging. With the development and application of various molecular approaches, accurate and rapid discrimination of pathogenic and nonpathogenic Listeria organisms, as well as pathogenic and nonpathogenic L. monocytogenes strains, has become possible.
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- Dongyou Liu
- Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia Biosecurity Quality Assurance Programs, NSW, Australia
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Fluorescence amplified fragment length polymorphism compared to pulsed field gel electrophoresis for Listeria monocytogenes subtyping. BMC Microbiol 2013; 13:14. [PMID: 23347599 PMCID: PMC3561277 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-13-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2012] [Accepted: 11/20/2012] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Background Listeriosis is a severe infection which mainly affects pregnant women, neonates and immuno-compromised adults. ANSES’s Laboratory for Food safety has been the European Union Reference Laboratory (EURL) for L. monocytogenes in the food chain since 2006. Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) is routinely used in the EURL for the surveillance of L. monocytogenes isolated from foods, animals and the environment. One of the main EURL activities is to evaluate alternative molecular subtyping methods to PFGE, and integrate their use within the National Reference Laboratories (NRL) network. Since 2008, the United Kingdom (UK)-NRL for L. monocytogenes at the Health Protection Agency (HPA), London, has used fluorescent Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (fAFLP) for the routine surveillance of L. monocytogenes isolated from human clinical cases, food and food processing environments in the UK. This study compares fAFLP with PFGE for subtyping L. monocytogenes. Results A panel of 109 L. monocytogenes isolates from either human cases of listeriosis, foods, food processing environments and animals were used for the comparative evaluation. Among these, 2 strains were tested from duplicate culture by both methods. The panel also included field isolates, isolates associated with outbreaks or sporadic cases and reference strains. The two strains tested in duplicate displayed the same fAFLP and PFGE types. Strains known to be epidemiologically associated with one another were found to have unique PFGE and fAFLP types. FAFLP and PFGE divided the strains into 76 and 82 distinct profiles, or types, respectively. The discriminatory index calculated was 0.993 and 0.996 for fAFLP and PFGE, respectively. Conclusions The discriminatory ability of fAFLP was similar to that of PFGE for the subtyping of L. monocytogenes isolates. As a less labour intensive technique fAFLP may be a better method to use than PFGE in investigating outbreaks of human listeriosis and tracking the source of contamination in food processing facilities in real time.
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Mendonça KS, Michael GB, von Laer AE, Menezes DB, Cardoso MRI, da Silva WP. Genetic relatedness among Listeria monocytogenes isolated in foods and food production chain in southern Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Food Control 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Lomolino G, Lante A, Rizzi C, Spettoli P, Curioni A. Comparison of Esterase Patterns of Three Yeast Strains As Obtained with Different Synthetic Substrates. JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF BREWING 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/j.2050-0416.2005.tb00672.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Keeratipibul S, Techaruwichit P. Tracking sources of Listeria contamination in a cooked chicken meat factory by PCR-RAPD-based DNA fingerprinting. Food Control 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.02.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Félix B, Dao TT, Grout J, Lombard B, Asséré A, Brisabois A, Roussel S. Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis, Conventional, and Molecular Serotyping ofListeria monocytogenesfrom Food Proficiency Testing Trials Toward an Harmonization of Subtyping at European Level. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2012; 9:719-26. [DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2011.1124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- French Agency for Food, Environmental, and Occupational Health & Safety [L'Agence Nationale de Sécurité Sanitaire de l'Alimentation, de l'Environnement, et du Travail/ANSES], Maisons-Alfort Laboratory for Food Safety, Bacterial Characterization and Epidemiology Unit, European Union Reference Laboratory for Listeria monocytogenes, Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France
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Park S, Jung J, Choi S, Oh Y, Lee J, Chae H, Ryu S, Jung H, Park G, Choi S, Kim B, Kim J, Zoo Chae Y, Jung B, Lee M, Kim H. Molecular Characterization of <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> Based on the PFGE and RAPD in Korea. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.4236/aim.2012.24079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Atil E, Ertas H, Ozbey G. Isolation and molecular characterization of Listeria spp. from animals, food and environmental samples. VET MED-CZECH 2011; 56:386-394. [DOI: 10.17221/1551-vetmed] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/13/2023] Open
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Roussel S, Félix B, Colanéri C, Vignaud ML, Dao TT, Marault M, Brisabois A. Semi-automated repetitive-sequence-based polymerase chain reaction compared to pulsed-field gel electrophoresis for Listeria monocytogenes subtyping. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2010; 7:1005-12. [PMID: 20528463 DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2009.0450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Listeriosis is a severe infection that mainly affects pregnant women, neonates, and immuno-compromised adults. The commercially available semi-automated repetitive-sequence-based polymerase chain reaction assay system, DiversiLab, has been successfully used for subtyping several species of bacteria. In this article we compare the DiversiLab System with macrorestriction analysis by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), which is currently the gold standard for molecular subtyping of Listeria monocytogenes. We used a panel of 116 human and food L. monocytogenes isolates for the comparative evaluation. Among these isolates, there were 4 pairs of duplicates, 13 strains were epidemiologically related, and the remaining food isolates were epidemiologically unrelated. The isolates of different serotypes represented distinct DiversiLab types (DTs) and ApaI/AscI-PFGE types except for one DT-containing isolates of two serotypes, 4b and 1/2b. The four duplicates displayed the same DT and ApaI/AscI PFGE type demonstrating the good reproducibility of the two methods. The epidemiologically related strains were clustered in the same DT and PFGE type. The Simpson's index of diversity was 0.954; 0.988; 0.994; and 0.998 for DiversiLab, AscI-PFGE, ApaI-PFGE, and AscI/ApaI-PFGE, respectively. Thus, PFGE was more discriminating than DiversiLab. However, for 1/2a serotype strains, six AscI-PFGE, three ApaI-PFGE, and one ApaI/AscI PFGE type were divided into different DTs. DiversiLab enabled a good discrimination between serotype 1/2a strains. DiversiLab is less labor intensive than PFGE and provides results in <24 hours compared with 30 hours to 3 days for PFGE from the time a pure culture of the bacteria has been obtained. On the basis of these results, DiversiLab may be useful for tracking the source of contamination in food-processing facilities and their environments. Also, DiversiLab may be more appropriate for long-term epidemiological studies where less discrimination is needed.
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- Sophie Roussel
- Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments (AFSSA), Laboratoire d'Etudes et de Recherches sur la Qualité des Aliments et sur les Procédés Agro-alimentaires (LERQAP), Maisons-Alfort, France.
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Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism and Multi-Locus Sequence Typing for high-resolution genotyping of Listeria monocytogenes from foods and the environment. Food Microbiol 2010; 27:101-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2009.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2009] [Revised: 08/31/2009] [Accepted: 09/03/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Kérouanton A, Marault M, Petit L, Grout J, Dao TT, Brisabois A. Evaluation of a multiplex PCR assay as an alternative method for Listeria monocytogenes serotyping. J Microbiol Methods 2009; 80:134-7. [PMID: 19958798 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2009.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2009] [Revised: 11/13/2009] [Accepted: 11/24/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Listeria monocytogenes serotyping is commonly used as the first level of characterisation in the epidemiological surveillance of food and clinical isolates and is therefore widely accepted. The aim of this study was to define a scheme for multiplex molecular serotyping of L. monocytogenes based on a previously described PCR assay and then to evaluate and compare this new procedure with conventional serotyping by agglutination. The study included 1204 Listeria strains collected from food products in France, from March 2005 to October 2006. Two multiplex PCR assays were designed to cluster L. monocytogenes strains into five molecular serogroups: IIa, IIb, IIc, IVa, IVb in agreement with the most commonly encountered serotypes. Amplification of the prfA gene was added to the multiplex PCR to check for L. monocytogenes species; forty-eight (4%) of the isolates tested belonged to the genus Listeria but were not L. monocytogenes. Using this first multiplex PCR, the concordance between conventional and molecular methods was 90.6%, 97.8%, 100% and 100%, for 1/2a, 1/2c, 1/2b and 4b serotypes respectively. False results were observed for some atypical 1/2a, 3a and 1/2c strains. Therefore, this lack of specificity was resolved by using an additional PCR assay based on amplification of the flaA gene, a specific target of 1/2a and 3a strains. When applying the second PCR assay to IIa and IIc molecular serogroup strains, total agreement was obtained between molecular and conventional serotyping methods with a lower level of discrimination for the molecular one. This study proposes to define a strategy for molecular serotyping using both PCR assays: a multiplex and the flaA PCR in order to assign the atypical 1/2a, 3a and 1/2c strains. Moreover, prs gene detection was added for Listeria genus recognition as a positive control in association with flaA detection. Indeed, this molecular serotyping scheme could be considered as a useful and rapid method for first-level characterisation of the most frequently encountered L. monocytogenes serotypes.
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- Annaëlle Kérouanton
- Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments, LERQAP, 94706 Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France
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Miyasaki KN, Chiarini E, Sant´Ana ADS, Destro MT, Landgraf M, Franco BDGDM. High prevalence, low counts and uncommon serotypes of Listeria monocytogenes in linguiça, a Brazilian fresh pork sausage. Meat Sci 2009; 83:523-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2009.06.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2009] [Revised: 06/25/2009] [Accepted: 06/26/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Pavlic M, Griffiths MW. Principles, Applications, and Limitations of Automated Ribotyping as a Rapid Method in Food Safety. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2009; 6:1047-55. [DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2009.0264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Marin Pavlic
- Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
- Canadian Research Institute for Food Safety, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Kerouanton A, Roche SM, Marault M, Velge P, Pourcher AM, Brisabois A, Federighi M, Garrec N. Characterization of isolates of Listeria monocytogenes from sludge using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and virulence assays. J Appl Microbiol 2009; 108:1380-8. [PMID: 19796096 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04531.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIMS To study the diversity and virulence of Listeria monocytogenes isolated from sludge. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 60 isolates of L. monocytogenes from sludge were characterized by serotyping, PFGE typing and using in vitro and in vivo virulence assays. The PFGE patterns were compared with those of food and human isolates to determine whether specific group clones are associated with environmental samples. The 60 isolates gave 44 different combined ApaI/AscI PFGE patterns. The PFGE patterns of most isolates were similar or very similar to those of epidemic isolates. The majority (93%) of isolates were found to be virulent by plaque-forming assay and by mouse virulence assay. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that L. monocytogenes strains found in non-sanitized sludge are virulent and represent a potential health hazard. Although no case of listeriosis related to sludge spread onto agricultural land has been reported, particular attention to this pathogen is needed. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This is the first study dealing with the characterization of L. monocytogenes isolates from non-sanitized sludge samples by molecular typing methods and in vitro and in vivo virulence assays. Our findings provide relevant information for evaluating the health risks associated with spreading sludge onto agricultural land.
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- A Kerouanton
- Unité Caractérisation et Epidémiologie Bactérienne, AFSSA LERQAP, 94706 Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France
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Godoy L, Garrido D, Martínez C, Saavedra J, Combina M, Ganga M. Study of the coumarate decarboxylase and vinylphenol reductase activities ofDekkera bruxellensis(anamorphBrettanomyces bruxellensis) isolates. Lett Appl Microbiol 2009; 48:452-7. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765x.2009.02556.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Ragon M, Wirth T, Hollandt F, Lavenir R, Lecuit M, Le Monnier A, Brisse S. A new perspective on Listeria monocytogenes evolution. PLoS Pathog 2008; 4:e1000146. [PMID: 18773117 PMCID: PMC2518857 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 428] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2008] [Accepted: 08/07/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Listeria monocytogenes is a model organism for cellular microbiology and host-pathogen interaction studies and an important food-borne pathogen widespread in the environment, thus representing an attractive model to study the evolution of virulence. The phylogenetic structure of L. monocytogenes was determined by sequencing internal portions of seven housekeeping genes (3,288 nucleotides) in 360 representative isolates. Fifty-eight of the 126 disclosed sequence types were grouped into seven well-demarcated clonal complexes (clones) that comprised almost 75% of clinical isolates. Each clone had a unique or dominant serotype (4b for clones 1, 2 and 4, 1/2b for clones 3 and 5, 1/2a for clone 7, and 1/2c for clone 9), with no association of clones with clinical forms of human listeriosis. Homologous recombination was extremely limited (r/m<1 for nucleotides), implying long-term genetic stability of multilocus genotypes over time. Bayesian analysis based on 438 SNPs recovered the three previously defined lineages, plus one unclassified isolate of mixed ancestry. The phylogenetic distribution of serotypes indicated that serotype 4b evolved once from 1/2b, the likely ancestral serotype of lineage I. Serotype 1/2c derived once from 1/2a, with reference strain EGDe (1/2a) likely representing an intermediate evolutionary state. In contrast to housekeeping genes, the virulence factor internalin (InlA) evolved by localized recombination resulting in a mosaic pattern, with convergent evolution indicative of natural selection towards a truncation of InlA protein. This work provides a reference evolutionary framework for future studies on L. monocytogenes epidemiology, ecology, and virulence.
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- Marie Ragon
- Institut Pasteur, Laboratoire des Listeria, Paris, France
- Institut Pasteur, Centre National de Référence des Listeria and World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Foodborne Listeriosis, Paris, France
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- Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Department of Systematics and Evolution, Paris, France
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- Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Department of Systematics and Evolution, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Genotyping of Pathogens and Public Health Platform (PF8), Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Centre National de Référence des Listeria and World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Foodborne Listeriosis, Paris, France
- Institut Pasteur, Microbes and Host Barriers Group, Paris, France
- Inserm, Avenir U604, Paris, France
- Université Paris Descartes, Hôpital Necker-Enfants malades, Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Centre d'Infectiologie Necker-Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Laboratoire des Listeria, Paris, France
- Institut Pasteur, Centre National de Référence des Listeria and World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Foodborne Listeriosis, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Genotyping of Pathogens and Public Health Platform (PF8), Paris, France
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Tominaga T. Rapid determination of multi-locus sequence types of Listeria monocytogenes by microtemperature-gradient gel electrophoresis. J Microbiol Methods 2007; 70:471-8. [PMID: 17628727 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2007.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2007] [Revised: 05/21/2007] [Accepted: 06/04/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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This report presents a new method for identifying multi-locus sequence types of Listeria monocytogenes by microtemperature-gradient gel electrophoresis (mu-TGGE). Genomic comparison of L. monocytogenes serovar 1/2a strains EGD-e and F6854 allowed selection of novel polymorphic sequences lmo0386 and lmo0428 as optimum regions for mu-TGGE analysis, in addition to the previously identified lmo0297 gene. Sequence analysis of a total of 48 standard strains revealed that the strains could be grouped into 7 (lmo0386), 8 (lmo0428) and 12 (lmo0297) sequence types. The PCR products from 2, 4 and 4 sequence types of the lmo0386, lmo0428 and lmo0297 genes were selected as marker alleles, and mu-TGGE analysis of the mixture revealed adequate band separation on a single gel. Furthermore, the primer sets could be successfully mixed in a single tube for multiplex PCR, yielding a rapid and easy strategy for sequence type identification. For practical application, multiplex PCR was performed with Cy3-labeled primers against a sequence type-unknown sample isolated from meat. The resulting products were mixed with Cy5-labeled products of marker alleles whose sequence types were known, and mu-TGGE analysis was performed. Overlapping Cy3 and Cy5 patterns allowed identification of the sequence types at all 3 loci on a single gel. Moreover, the mu-TGGE analysis step took only 9 min. Thus, this novel method of multiplex PCR followed by mu-TGGE analysis could prove useful as a rapid and discriminative tool for tracing the strain types, contamination routes and sources of L. monocytogenes.
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- Tatsuya Tominaga
- Saitama Industrial Technology Center North Institute, 2-133, Suehiro, Kumagaya, Saitama 360-0031, Japan.
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Lyautey E, Lapen DR, Wilkes G, McCleary K, Pagotto F, Tyler K, Hartmann A, Piveteau P, Rieu A, Robertson WJ, Medeiros DT, Edge TA, Gannon V, Topp E. Distribution and characteristics of Listeria monocytogenes isolates from surface waters of the South Nation River watershed, Ontario, Canada. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007; 73:5401-10. [PMID: 17630309 PMCID: PMC2042075 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00354-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2007] [Accepted: 06/22/2007] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Listeria monocytogenes is a facultative intracellular pathogen thought to be widely distributed in the environment. We investigated the prevalence and characteristics of L. monocytogenes isolates from surface waters derived from catchments within the South Nation River watershed (Ontario, Canada). This watershed is dominated by urban and rural development, livestock and crop production, and wildlife habitats. From June to November 2005, a total of 314 surface water samples were collected biweekly from 22 discrete sampling sites characterized by various upstream land uses. Presumptive Listeria spp. were isolated using a selective enrichment and isolation procedure, and 75 L. monocytogenes isolates were identified based on colony morphology, hemolytic activity, and amplification of three pathogenicity genes: iap, inlA, and hlyA. Thirty-two of 314 (10%) surface water samples were positive for the presence of L. monocytogenes, but detection ranged between 0 and 27% depending on the sampling date. Isolates belonging to serovar group 1/2a, 3a (50%) and group 4b, 4d, 4e (32%) were dominant. L. monocytogenes populations were resolved into 13 EcoRI ribotypes and 21 ApaI and 21 AscI pulsotypes. These had Simpson indexes of discrimination of up to 0.885. Lineage I-related isolates were dominant (61%) during the summer, whereas lineage II isolates were dominant (77%) in the fall. Isolates were, on average, resistant to 6.1 +/- 2.1 antibiotics out of 17 tested. Half of the L. monocytogenes isolates exhibited potential virulence linked to the production of a functional internalin A, and some isolates were found to be moderately to highly virulent by in vitro Caco-2 plaque formation assay (up to 28% of entry). There was a statistically significant link between the occurrence of L. monocytogenes and proximity to an upstream dairy farm and degree of cropped land. Our data indicate that L. monocytogenes is widespread in the studied catchments, where it could represent a public health issue related to agricultural land use.
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- Emilie Lyautey
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 1391 Sandford Street, London, Ontario, Canada N5V 4T3
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Takahashi H, Handa-Miya S, Kimura B, Sato M, Yokoi A, Goto S, Watanabe I, Koda T, Hisa K, Fujii T. Development of multilocus single strand conformation polymorphism (MLSSCP) analysis of virulence genes of Listeria monocytogenes and comparison with existing DNA typing methods. Int J Food Microbiol 2007; 118:274-84. [PMID: 17822795 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2007.07.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2006] [Revised: 03/07/2007] [Accepted: 07/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Development of rapid and simple typing methods is required for analyzing the distribution and contamination routes of food-borne pathogens. We established a simple typing method for Listeria monocytogenes using MLSSCP (Multilocus Single Strand Conformation Polymorphism) analysis. Four virulence genes, hlyA, iap, actA and inlB were amplified by PCR, digested with endonucleases and applied to gels for SSCP. As banding patterns have been shown to reflect even a single nucleotide difference, this method has a potential discriminatory power comparable to that of sequencing analysis. The 64 strains isolated from five meat processing plants were divided into 18 groups by this MLSSCP. Additionally, clustering obtained with this method showed strong correspondence with phylogenetic lineages I and II, and was achieved with much less expenditure in time and cost than is required for other methods, such as MLST. The validity of the MLSSCP lineage classification was confirmed by PFGE, AFLP and ribotyping results. This newly developed MLSSCP method is suitable when obtaining accurate results quickly and simply is crucial.
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- Hajime Takahashi
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Marine Science, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan
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Tresse O, Shannon K, Pinon A, Malle P, Vialette M, Midelet-Bourdin G. Variable adhesion of Listeria monocytogenes isolates from food-processing facilities and clinical cases to inert surfaces. J Food Prot 2007; 70:1569-78. [PMID: 17685327 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-70.7.1569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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One hundred one strains of Listeria monocytogenes isolated from seafood and cheese industry samples and from patients with listeriosis were assessed using a microtiter plate method for adhesion to polystyrene and stainless steel surfaces. The adhesion rate for these strains ranged from 3.10 to 35.29% with an inoculum of 8 x 10(8) cells per well. A strong correlation was found between adhesion to polystyrene and stainless steel microtiter plates, indicating that the intrinsic ability of L. monocytogenes to adhere to inert surfaces is stronger than the influence of the surface's physicochemical properties. The clinical strains were less adherent to inert surfaces than were the industrial strains. By integrating other factors such as location of the industrial strains, contamination type of the clinical strains, serotype, and pulsotype into the analysis, some weak but significant differences were noted. For the industrial isolates, the number of cells attached to both surfaces differed significantly depending on whether they were isolated from food or food-processing environments in the seafood and cheese industry. For clinical isolates, sporadic strains exhibited greater adhesion to polystyrene than did epidemic strains. Strains belonging to the pulsed-field gel electrophoretype clusters A and M (lineages II and I, respectively) were less able to adhere to polystyrene and stainless steel than were strains in the more common clusters.
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- Odile Tresse
- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique UR638, 396 rue J. Guesde, BP 20039, F-59651 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France.
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Chambel L, Sol M, Fernandes I, Barbosa M, Zilhão I, Barata B, Jordan S, Perni S, Shama G, Adrião A, Faleiro L, Requena T, Peláez C, Andrew PW, Tenreiro R. Occurrence and persistence of Listeria spp. in the environment of ewe and cow's milk cheese dairies in Portugal unveiled by an integrated analysis of identification, typing and spatial–temporal mapping along production cycle. Int J Food Microbiol 2007; 116:52-63. [PMID: 17337311 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2006.12.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2006] [Revised: 11/23/2006] [Accepted: 12/10/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Eight dairies, located in two distant geographic regions of Portugal, were screened along the production cycle in order to evaluate the presence and distribution of Listeria spp. in their environment. Three dairies in each region were positive for the presence of listeriae and 213 isolates were obtained. Based on an integrated analysis of RAPD fingerprints with three primers, molecular identification and genomic typing of isolates was performed followed by spatial and temporal mapping on dairy plants. The occurrence of Listeria species by region was noticeable different. Listeria monocytogenes prevailed in South Portugal dairies and L. innocua presented the highest occurrence in Azores, whereas L. seeligeri and L. ivanovii were detected in distinct regions. Dairies were at risk of contamination, from more than one source, whatever the stage in the production cycle and the surface materials used. For the three prevalent species, most of the genomic types were dairy and sampling time specific. Nonetheless, more than one type could be found in each dairy at a particular site and, in a few cases, even for different species. Some dairies also shared types, mainly for L. innocua and usually at the same stage of the production cycle. For L. monocytogenes, PCR serotyping was applied and 52% of genomic types were serotype 4b. An equal frequency of genomic types (24%) was found for serotypes 1/2b or 3b and 1/2a or 3a. The global pattern of types within a dairy is not constant, suggesting cycles of elimination and recontamination along the production cycle.
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- Lélia Chambel
- Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências, Centro de Genética e Biologia Molecular, Campus da FCUL, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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Midelet-Bourdin G, Leleu G, Malle P. Evaluation of the international reference methods NF EN ISO 11290-1 and 11290-2 and an in-house method for the isolation of Listeria monocytogenes from retail seafood products in france. J Food Prot 2007; 70:891-900. [PMID: 17477258 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-70.4.891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Retail seafood products were analyzed on their use-by date using the international reference methods NF EN ISO 11290-1 and 11290-2 (collectively method R) or an in-house method (method B) for the isolation of Listeria monocytogenes. The sensitivity of the methods was about 78%. Method R detected more positive samples of smoked salmon and herb-flavored slices of smoked salmon than did method B, whereas the reverse was true for samples of carpaccio-like salmon, herb-flavored slices of raw salmon, and smoked trout. Most products produced a positive result after the first of two enrichments, and little difference was observed after changing the isolation medium (Listeria selective agar, L. monocytogenes blood agar, agar for Listeria according to Ottaviani and Agosti, Oxford agar, and Palcam agar). L. monocytogenes was isolated from 151 (27.8%) of the 543 samples, with concentrations mostly below 100 CFU/g. The pathogen prevalence and concentration in these seafood products varied greatly depending on the producer and the nature of the product. In certain cases, these differences could be explained by problems in cleaning and disinfection operations in the food-processing environment. The identities of L. monocytogenes isolates were confirmed by PCR, and isolates were characterized by random amplification of polymorphic DNA and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). PFGE patterns obtained with the enzymes Apal and AscI produced 26 different pulsotypes. In general, different pulsotypes were present in the different categories of seafood products and were not specific to one producer. The genetic diversity observed in the products was not related to the prevalence found at the manufacturing site. It is therefore important for producers to determine the source(s) of contamination of their product so the risks linked to the presence of L. monocytogenes can be reduced.
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- Graziella Midelet-Bourdin
- Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments, Laboratoire d'Etudes et de Recherches sur les produits de la pêche, Boulogne sur Mer, France.
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Tominaga T. Rapid discrimination of Listeria monocytogenes strains by microtemperature gradient gel electrophoresis. J Clin Microbiol 2006; 44:2199-206. [PMID: 16757621 PMCID: PMC1489441 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00344-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Microtemperature gradient gel electrophoresis (mu-TGGE) was examined for use for the rapid subtyping of Listeria monocytogenes strains. Comparison of genomes between L. monocytogenes strains F2365 and H7858 identified a sequence encoding a portion of the PRT/PTS system IIA 2 protein domain as appropriate for mu-TGGE analysis. Thirty-one strains belonging to 10 different serovar types were tested by PCR, and sequence analysis of the amplified products revealed that the strains comprise 11 groups. All 55 possible pairs within the 11 groups were examined by mu-TGGE analysis. Of these, 47 pairs could be successfully discriminated, with a total electrophoresis time of only 7 min. Moreover, Cy3/Cy5 labeling allowed rapid identification of the sequence type in unknown strains of L. monocytogenes isolated from meat. These findings collectively indicate that mu-TGGE can be used for the rapid analysis of L. monocytogenes strains, facilitating determination of routes of contamination when these bacteria are found in food products.
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- Tatsuya Tominaga
- Saitama Industrial Technology Center North Institute, 2-133, Suehiro, Kumagaya, Saitama 360-0031, Japan.
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Liu D. Identification, subtyping and virulence determination of Listeria monocytogenes, an important foodborne pathogen. J Med Microbiol 2006; 55:645-659. [PMID: 16687581 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46495-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Listeria monocytogenes is an opportunistic intracellular pathogen that has become an important cause of human foodborne infections worldwide. Given its close relationship to other Listeria species and its tendency to produce non-specific clinical symptoms, the availability of rapid, sensitive and specific diagnostic tests for the differentiation of L. monocytogenes from other Listeria species is helpful for selecting appropriate treatment regimens. In addition, with L. monocytogenes comprising a diversity of strains of varying pathogenicity, the ability to precisely track the strains involved in listeriosis outbreaks and speedily determine their pathogenic potential is critical for the control and prevention of further occurrences of this deadly disease. Extensive research in recent decades has revealed significant insights regarding the molecular mechanisms of L. monocytogenes infection. This in turn has facilitated the development of laboratory procedures for enhanced detection and identification of L. monocytogenes, and has also contributed to the implementation of improved control and prevention strategies against listeriosis. The purpose of this review is to summarize recent progress in the species-specific identification, subtyping and virulence determination of L. monocytogenes strains, and to discuss future research needs pertaining to these important areas of listeriosis.
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- Dongyou Liu
- Department of Basic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, PO Box 6100, MS 39762-6100, USA
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Nappi R, Bozzetta E, Serra R, Grattarola C, Decastelli L, Florio C, Caramelli M. Molecular characterization of Listeria monocytogenes strains associated with outbreaks of listeriosis in humans and ruminants and food products by serotyping and automated ribotyping. Vet Res Commun 2006; 29 Suppl 2:249-52. [PMID: 16244967 DOI: 10.1007/s11259-005-0054-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- R Nappi
- CEA, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, Italy.
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Gnanou Besse N, Audinet N, Kérouanton A, Colin P, Kalmokoff M. Evolution of Listeria populations in food samples undergoing enrichment culturing. Int J Food Microbiol 2005; 104:123-34. [PMID: 15975676 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2005.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2004] [Revised: 01/10/2005] [Accepted: 01/10/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The isolation of Listeria monocytogenes from food is carried out using a double enrichment. It is believed that the double enrichment can allow the overgrowth of Listeria innocua in samples where both species are present. In this study, we have evaluated the impact of overgrowth between Listeria species and strains during each step of the enrichment process. The effect of factors minimizing interactions between strains or phage inhibitory effects has also been estimated. In an artificially contaminated food undergoing enrichment, overgrowth could result from competitive interactions between Listeria spp. resulting from the production of bacteriocins and bacteriophage at high initial contamination levels (>10(4) cfu/g), but not at lower levels (50-100 cfu/g) as generally found in contaminated foods. At high levels of inoculation, the competitive effect could be reduced by solidification of the selective broths, to limit the diffusion of the inhibitors. Overgrowth resulting from differences in growth rate occurred independent of the initial contamination level. However, in naturally contaminated foods undergoing enrichment, there were no absolute correlations between growth rates or inhibitory profiles in terms of strain evolution during enrichment. In fact, Listeria strains which were predominant in the original sample in most cases remained the dominant strains at the end of the enrichment, although the relative proportion of any given strain could change significantly over the enrichment process. Additional factors which have yet to be identified impact on the evolution of Listeria in the two-step enrichment process. Analysis of strain evolution in eight naturally contaminated foods has indicated that the second enrichment step in Fraser broth can be reduced from 48 to 24 h without impacting on the recovery of L. monocytogenes. Our limited survey of naturally contaminated foods also demonstrated that maximum recovery of L. monocytogenes and other Listeria strains was found following 24 h incubation in 1/2 Fraser Broth. This finding suggests that it may be possible to shorten the current two-step isolation method further without reducing method sensitivity.
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- Nathalie Gnanou Besse
- Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des aliments, Afssa Laboratoire d'Etudes et de Recherches sur la Qualité des Aliments et des Procédés agro-alimentaires, 94706 Maisons Alfort cedex, France.
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Gasanov U, Hughes D, Hansbro PM. Methods for the isolation and identification of Listeria spp. and Listeria monocytogenes: a review. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2004; 29:851-75. [PMID: 16219509 DOI: 10.1016/j.femsre.2004.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 216] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2004] [Revised: 10/07/2004] [Accepted: 12/10/2004] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Listeria monocytogenes is an important food-borne pathogen and is widely tested for in food, environmental and clinical samples. Identification traditionally involved culture methods based on selective enrichment and plating followed by the characterization of Listeria spp. based on colony morphology, sugar fermentation and haemolytic properties. These methods are the gold standard; but they are lengthy and may not be suitable for testing of foods with short shelf lives. As a result more rapid tests were developed based on antibodies (ELISA) or molecular techniques (PCR or DNA hybridization). While these tests possess equal sensitivity, they are rapid and allow testing to be completed within 48 h. More recently, molecular methods were developed that target RNA rather than DNA, such as RT-PCR, real time PCR or nucleic acid based sequence amplification (NASBA). These tests not only provide a measure of cell viability but they can also be used for quantitative analysis. In addition, a variety of tests are available for sub-species characterization, which are particularly useful in epidemiological investigations. Early typing methods differentiated isolates based on phenotypic markers, such as multilocus enzyme electrophoresis, phage typing and serotyping. These phenotypic typing methods are being replaced by molecular tests, which reflect genetic relationships between isolates and are more accurate. These new methods are currently mainly used in research but their considerable potential for routine testing in the future cannot be overlooked.
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- Uta Gasanov
- Immunology and Microbiology, Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, The University of Newcastle, Australia; Vaccines, Immunology/Infection, Viruses and Asthma Group, The Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia
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Lukinmaa S, Nakari UM, Eklund M, Siitonen A. Application of molecular genetic methods in diagnostics and epidemiology of food-borne bacterial pathogens. APMIS 2004; 112:908-29. [PMID: 15638843 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2004.apm11211-1213.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Salmonella enterica, Campylobacter and Yersinia species, Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), Listeria monocytogenes and Clostridium perfringens are the bacterial pathogens constituting the greatest burden of food-borne disease in Finland. Several molecular genetic methods have been applied to diagnose, discriminate and survey these bacteria. PCR, PCR-RFLP and PFGE are the most widely and successfully used. However, these methods are unable to replace conventional and internationally standardised phenotyping. Electronic database libraries of the different genomic profiles will enable continuous surveillance of infections and detection of possible infection clusters at an early stage. Furthermore, whole-genome sequence data have opened up new insights into epidemiological surveillance. Laboratory-based surveillance performed in a timely manner and exploiting adequate methods, and co-operation at local, national and international levels are among the key elements in preventing food-borne diseases. This paper reviews different applications of molecular genetic methods for investigating enteric bacterial pathogens and gives examples of the methods successfully used in diagnostics and epidemiological studies in Finland.
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- Susanna Lukinmaa
- Laboratory of Enteric Pathogens, National Public Health Institute (KTL), Helsinki, Finland
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Lukinmaa S, Aarnisalo K, Suihko ML, Siitonen A. Diversity of Listeria monocytogenes isolates of human and food origin studied by serotyping, automated ribotyping and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Clin Microbiol Infect 2004; 10:562-8. [PMID: 15191386 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.00876.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Automated ribotyping, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and serotyping were evaluated for the epidemiological study of isolates of Listeria monocytogenes collected in Finland in 1997-1999 from human blood (n = 116) and the food industry (n = 72). The isolates divided into six serotypes, 23 EcoRI ribotypes, 54 AscI PFGE types, and 57 final subtypes if all results were combined. The discrimination index of ribotyping was lower (0.873) than that of PFGE (0.946). Two final subtypes dominated among human isolates, and identical subtypes were also found among food industry isolates. All PFGE types were serotype-specific, whereas two ribotypes included isolates of two serotypes. Isolates of serotype 3a, involved in an outbreak in Finland in 1999, matched one of these ribotypes, which also included some food industry isolates of serotype 1/2a. Ribotyping with EcoRI would not have been sufficient to define the outbreak in Finland caused by serotype 3a isolates. Although ribotyping is applicable as the first method in outbreak situations, human and food isolates with identical ribotypes should be investigated further by PFGE.
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- S Lukinmaa
- Laboratory of Enteric Pathogens, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
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Revazishvili T, Kotetishvili M, Stine OC, Kreger AS, Morris JG, Sulakvelidze A. Comparative analysis of multilocus sequence typing and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis for characterizing Listeria monocytogenes strains isolated from environmental and clinical sources. J Clin Microbiol 2004; 42:276-85. [PMID: 14715765 PMCID: PMC321703 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.42.1.276-285.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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One hundred seventy-five Listeria monocytogenes strains were characterized by serotyping, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), and multilocus sequence typing (MLST) based on loci in actA, betL, hlyA, gyrB, pgm, and recA. One hundred twenty-two sequence types (STs) were identified by MLST based on allelic profiles of the four housekeeping genes (betL, gyrB, pgm, and recA), and 34 and 38 alleles were identified for hlyA and actA, respectively. Several actA and hlyA alleles appeared to be predominantly associated with clinical isolates. MLST differentiated most of the L. monocytogenes strains better than did PFGE, and the discriminating ability of PFGE was better than that of serotyping. Several strains with different serotypes were found, by MLST and PFGE, to have very closely related genetic backgrounds, which suggested possible "antigen switching" among them. MLST can be a useful typing tool for differentiating L. monocytogenes strains (including strains undistinguishable by PFGE typing and serotyping), and it may be of value during investigations of food-borne outbreaks of listeriosis.
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- Tamara Revazishvili
- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
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Muraoka W, Gay C, Knowles D, Borucki M. Prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes subtypes in bulk milk of the Pacific Northwest. J Food Prot 2003; 66:1413-9. [PMID: 12929828 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-66.8.1413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in bulk milk from three Pacific Northwest states was assessed for 474 herds at three time points. For samples collected in November 2000 and June 2001, the L. monocytogenes prevalence levels were 4.9 and 7.0%, respectively. All isolates were subtyped by serotyping and by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Forty-nine of the 55 isolates belonged to serogroup 1/2a, while 6 belonged to serogroup 4. Subtyping by PFGE revealed that isolates from 31 herds shared 10 patterns; there was a weak but significant association between PFGE subtype and geographical distance. Six herds were positive for L. monocytogenes at both time points. Of these six herds, four had indistinguishable PFGE patterns at both time points. Twenty-five of the 33 herds that were positive in June 2001 were sampled again in June 2002. L. monocytogenes was recovered from 17 of these 25 herds (68%), with the ApaI restriction enzyme digestion profiles (REDP) for 8 herds being identical to those of isolates recovered from these herds the previous year. The ApaI REDP for the bulk milk isolates were compared with those for isolates recovered from environmental and human samples that were collected by the Washington Department of Health (n = 23). Analysis of ApaI digestion profiles revealed that only two of the Washington Department of Health isolates had digestion profiles similar to those for isolates from bulk milk; however, further analysis with the use of a second enzyme (AscI) was capable of discriminating between isolates from the two sources. Thus, we found no direct REDP matches between bulk milk and clinical isolates.
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- Wayne Muraoka
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164-7040, USA
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Keto-Timonen RO, Autio TJ, Korkeala HJ. An improved amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) protocol for discrimination of Listeria isolates. Syst Appl Microbiol 2003; 26:236-44. [PMID: 12866850 DOI: 10.1078/072320203322346083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Nine restriction enzyme combinations and 108 different primer combinations were initially tested for suitability for amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis of Listeria monocytogenes; the combination of HindIII and HpyCH4IV showed consistently strong signals on gels, amplified an adequate number of DNA fragments and detected polymorphism among closely related strains based on AscI macrorestriction profiles. AFLP also distinguished between L. monocytogenes, L. innocua, L. ivanovii, L. seeligeri, L. welshimeri and L. grayi species. All Listeria species showed species-specific clusters, with less than 33% similarity between different species. A total of 34 L. monocytogenes strains were characterised by using both AFLP and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). The results of AFLP analysis of L. monocytogenes strains were in concordance with those obtained by PFGE. Both methods identified 29 different genotypes of L. monocytogenes and had a high discrimination index (> 0.999). By combining the results of AFLP and PFGE, subtype discrimination was further improved. Numerical analysis of both AFLP and PFGE profiles yielded three genomic groups of L. monocytogenes strains. AFLP was found to be faster and less labour-intensive than PFGE. We conclude that the AFLP protocol is a highly discriminatory, reproducible and valuable tool in characterisation of Listeria strains and may also be suitable for Listeria species identification.
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- Riikka O Keto-Timonen
- Department of Food and Environmental Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland.
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Sauders BD, Fortes ED, Morse DL, Dumas N, Kiehlbauch JA, Schukken Y, Hibbs JR, Wiedmann M. Molecular subtyping to detect human listeriosis clusters. Emerg Infect Dis 2003; 9:672-80. [PMID: 12781006 PMCID: PMC3000145 DOI: 10.3201/eid0906.020702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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We analyzed the diversity (Simpson's Index, D) and distribution of Listeria monocytogenes in human listeriosis cases in New York State (excluding New York City) from November 1996 to June 2000 by using automated ribotyping and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). We applied a scan statistic (p<or=0.05) to detect listeriosis clusters caused by a specific Listeria monocytogenes subtype. Among 131 human isolates, 34 (D=0.923) ribotypes and 74 (D=0.975) PFGE types were found. Nine (31% of cases) clusters were identified by ribotype or PFGE; five (18% of cases) clusters were identified by using both methods. Two of the nine clusters (13% of cases) corresponded with investigated multistate listeriosis outbreaks. While most human listeriosis cases are considered sporadic, highly discriminatory molecular subtyping approaches thus indicated that 13% to 31% of cases reported in New York State may represent single-source clusters. Listeriosis control and reduction efforts should include broad-based subtyping of human isolates and consider that a large number of cases may represent outbreaks.
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- Brian D. Sauders
- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of
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- Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of
Health, Albany, New York, USA
- University at Albany, Albany, New York,
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of
Health, Albany, New York, USA
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of
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Lukinmaa S, Miettinen M, Nakari UM, Korkeala H, Siitonen A. Listeria monocytogenes isolates from invasive infections: variation of sero- and genotypes during an 11-year period in Finland. J Clin Microbiol 2003; 41:1694-700. [PMID: 12682162 PMCID: PMC153910 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.41.4.1694-1700.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Listeria monocytogenes strains that were isolated from 314 human listeriosis cases in Finland during an 11-year period were analyzed by O:H serotyping and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Serotyping divided the isolates into five serotypes, the most common being 1/2a (53%) and 4b (27%). During the study period, the number of cases caused by serotype 1/2a increased from 22% in 1990 to 67% in 2001, and those caused by serotype 4b decreased from 61 to 27%, respectively. PFGE with restriction enzyme AscI divided the strains into 81 PFGE genotypes; among strains of serotypes 1/2a and 4b, 49 and 18 PFGE types were seen, respectively. PFGE type 1 (serotype 1/2a) was the most prevalent single type (37 strains). Together with six other, closely related PFGE types, PFGE type 1 formed a group of 71 strains, representing 23% of all 314 strains. Strains of PFGE type 1 have also been isolated from cold smoked fish, suggesting a source of human infections caused by this type. Moreover, PFGE type 24 (serotype 1/2c) was significantly associated with gender: 5% of 180 male subjects but none of 132 female subjects (P = 0.012). An electronic database library was created from the PFGE profiles to make possible the prompt detection of new emerging profiles and the tracing of potential infection clusters in the future.
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- Susanna Lukinmaa
- Laboratory of Enteric Pathogens, National Public Health Institute, FIN-00300 Helsinki, Finland
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Wagner M, Allerberger F. Characterization of Listeria monocytogenes recovered from 41 cases of sporadic listeriosis in Austria by serotyping and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY 2003; 35:227-34. [PMID: 12648841 DOI: 10.1016/s0928-8244(02)00445-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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41 clinical Listeria monocytogenes strains recovered from seven feto-maternal and 34 non-pregnancy associated cases of human listeriosis documented between 1997 and 2000 underwent serotyping and typing by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) applying the enzymes AscI, ApaI and SmaI. The pulsotypes of the clinical strains were compared to the pulsotypes of three L. monocytogenes strains isolated from healthy fecal carriers and nine reference strains isolated from seven outbreaks in Europe and the USA. The 41 clinical strains of Austrian provenance showed 37 pulsotypes. Five sets of two Austrian strains each were indistinguishable by PFGE typing. Epidemiological links were absent between these indistinguishable isolates. One unique pulsotype (AB) was found in three fecal isolates. Five pulsotypes (A, Q, R, AC and AD) were distinguished among the strains associated with outbreaks. Clusters consisting of two, five and six Austrian strains each were indistinguishable from the outbreak-associated pulsotypes A, Q and R, respectively, after PFGE analysis with AscI. Three strains of AscI pulsotype Q and five strains of AscI pulsotype R could be further differentiated by restriction with ApaI and SmaI. One strain each from sporadic cases shared a combined pulsotype with the outbreak strains of pulsotypes A and R, respectively. These PFGE data suggest that a similar genetic background can be found in strains which have been contributing to outbreaks world-wide and in isolates associated with sporadic listeriosis in Austria.
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- Martin Wagner
- Institute for Milk Hygiene, Milk Technology and Food Science, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinärplatz 1, 1210 Vienna, Austria.
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Aarnisalo K, Autio T, Sjöberg AM, Lundén J, Korkeala H, Suihko ML. Typing of Listeria monocytogenes isolates originating from the food processing industry with automated ribotyping and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. J Food Prot 2003; 66:249-55. [PMID: 12597485 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-66.2.249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A total of 486 Listeria monocytogenes isolates originating from 17 Finnish food processing plants (representing meat, poultry, fish, and dairy production) were collected and typed by automated ribotyping using EcoRI as the restriction enzyme. The isolates were divided into 16 different ribotypes (RTs). Some of these isolates (121), representing all EcoRI types and 16 food plants, were subjected to ribotyping with the PvuII enzyme, to pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) typing with AscI and SmaI restriction enzymes, and to serotyping with O-antigen antisera. Nineteen ribotypes were generated with PvuII, 42 macrorestriction patterns were generated with AscI and 24 with SmaI, and three serotypes were generated with antisera. When the results were combined, the overall number of RTs was 23, and that of the PFGE types was 46. Thus, the overall discrimination power of PFGE was higher (discrimination index [DI] 0.966) than that of ribotyping (DI 0.906). The most common serotype (90.1% of the isolates) was 1/2, and isolates of serotype 4 (3.3%) were rare. There was no connection between food sectors and RTs or PFGE types, but PFGE indicated the single plants (78.3% of the types) better than ribotyping (56.5%). On the basis of its automation and on the availability of identification databases, automated ribotyping had some advantages over PFGE. Overall, automated ribotyping can be considered a practical and rapid tool when Listeria contamination is suspected and when screening a large number of isolates is necessary, e.g., when tracing contamination sources. However, in cases of outbreaks, the identical patterns must be confirmed by PFGE, which is a more discriminatory method.
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Jersek B. Molecular typing of Listeria monocytogenes. Acta Microbiol Immunol Hung 2002; 49:81-92. [PMID: 12073828 DOI: 10.1556/amicr.49.2002.1.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Barbara Jersek
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Jamnikarjeva 101, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Larsen CN, Nørrung B, Sommer HM, Jakobsen M. In vitro and in vivo invasiveness of different pulsed-field gel electrophoresis types of Listeria monocytogenes. Appl Environ Microbiol 2002; 68:5698-703. [PMID: 12406767 PMCID: PMC129872 DOI: 10.1128/aem.68.11.5698-5703.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2002] [Accepted: 08/02/2002] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The virulence of different pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) types of Listeria monocytogenes was examined by monitoring their ability to invade Caco-2 cells. Strains belonging to seven different PFGE types originating from both foods and humans were included. No significant differences in invasiveness were detected between strains isolated from humans and those isolated from food. Strains belonging to PFGE type 1 expressed a significantly lower ability to invade cells compared to strains belonging to other PFGE types. Although strains of PFGE type 2 also seemed to invade at a low level, this was not significant in the present study. PFGE types 1 and 2 as well as type 14 are more frequently found in food than the four other PFGE types examined and moreover have a relatively low prevalence in humans compared to their prevalence in food. Thus, the hypothesis that some PFGE types are less virulent than others is supported by this study showing that certain PFGE types of L. monocytogenes commonly found in food are less invasive than others to Caco-2 cells. In contrast to the differences in invasion, identical intracellular growth rates between the different PFGE types were observed. In vivo studies of the actual ability of the strains to invade the liver and spleen of cimetidine-treated rats following an oral dose of 10(9) L. monocytogenes cells were performed for isolates of PFGE types 1, 2, 5, and 15. After 2 days, equal amounts of bacteria were observed in the liver and spleen of the rats for any of the PFGE types tested.
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- Charlotte Nexmann Larsen
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg, Denmark.
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Capita R, Alonso-Calleja C, Mereghetti L, Moreno B, del Camino García-Fernández M. Evaluation of the international phage typing set and some experimental phages for typing of Listeria monocytogenes from poultry in Spain. J Appl Microbiol 2002; 92:90-6. [PMID: 11849332 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2002.01503.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AIMS The validity of the international phage set and 13 experimental phages for subtyping Listeria monocytogenes strains isolated from poultry in Spain was investigated. METHODS AND RESULTS Ninety-six L. monocytogenes strains (52 from serogroup 1/2 and 44 from serogroup 4) were phage-typed using the international phage set, 10 experimental phages for typing serogroup 1/2 strains (seven isolated in France: 1313, 9425, 1807, 351, 881, 717 and 586-, and three from Denmark: 5775, 12682 and 6223-) and three experimental phages isolated in France for typing serogroup 4 strains (2425 A, 4286 and 197). Percentages of serogroup 1/2, serogroup 4 and total phage-typeable strains were 57.7%, 52.3% and 55.2%, respectively. Important differences in the behaviour of the phages tested were found. The typeability rate, the specificity index and the percentage of strong reactions were greater in the phages of international set than in the experimental phages. The number of phage typeable strains and the number of phage types (42) were not modified by the use of experimental phages. CONCLUSIONS The phage set used was not effective for typing L. monocytogenes strains from poultry in Spain, because a low typeability rate was found. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Our results suggest the importance of the availability of new phages specific to a geographical area in order to improve the typeability of the system.
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- R Capita
- Department of Food Hygiene and Food Technology, Veterinary Faculty, University of León, Spain.
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Suihko ML, Salo S, Niclasen O, Gudbjörnsdóttir B, Torkelsson G, Bredholt S, Sjöberg AM, Gustavsson P. Characterization of Listeria monocytogenes isolates from the meat, poultry and seafood industries by automated ribotyping. Int J Food Microbiol 2002; 72:137-46. [PMID: 11843405 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-1605(01)00631-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A total of 564 Listeria monocytogenes isolates were characterized by automated ribotyping. The samples were taken from equipment, personnel and the environment after cleaning procedures and during food processing, as well as from raw materials and products from six meat, two poultry and five seafood processing plants located in the Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Altogether, 25 different ribotypes (RTs) were generated. Two RTs occurred in the samples from all three food sectors--meat, poultry and seafood. Four RTs occurred in meat and poultry plant samples and other four RTs occurred in meat and seafood plant samples. Five RTs occurred only in meat plant samples, five only in poultry plant samples and five only in seafood plant samples. Eight of the thirteen plants had their own in-house L. monocytogenes ribotype. There was geographical differences between the RTs, but no correlation between RTs and food sectors was detected. The discrimination power of automated ribotyping was satisfactory to trace the contamination sources in the food processing plants clearly indicating the sites at which improved cleaning procedures were necessary. In addition, it was possible to screen a large number of isolates with two instruments located at different institutes and to make a reliable combination of the results.
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Inoue S, Katagiri K, Terao M, Maruyama T. RAPD- and actA gene-typing of Listeria monocytogenes isolates of human listeriosis, the intestinal contents of cows and beef. Microbiol Immunol 2001; 45:127-33. [PMID: 11293478 DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2001.tb01280.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Seventy-five L. monocytogenes isolates of human listeriosis, the intestinal contents of cows and beef were divided into 5 major clusters, 17 sub-clusters and 28 minor clusters by typing using random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD). According to their major RAPD category, L. monocytogenes isolates serotyped as 1/2b and 4b were distinguished from L. monocytogenes isolates of serovars 1/2a and 1/2c. Moreover serovar 4b was distinguished from serovar 1/2b by a difference in the RAPD sub-cluster category. All L. monocytogenes were found to possess either actA gene Type I or II, and only one actA gene type was detected in each RAPD minor cluster. actA gene Type II was observed in 32.0%, 38.5% and 18.9% of isolates from humans, cows and beef, respectively, and was detected more frequently in serovar 4b (46.9%) than in serovars 1/2a (22.2%), 1/2b (7.7%) and 1/2c (0.0%). Twenty (80%) of 25 human isolates fell within three minor RAPD types (II-d (16%), V-p-1 (36%), V-p-2 (28%)). Two isolates from humans and beef were found to have the same RAPD type (Type IV-k-1), actA gene type (Type I) and serovar (1/2b). Our results suggest that only a few genotypes of L. monocytogenes are predominant in human listeriosis in Japan, although the human isolates were collected over a broad span of time and a wide geographical range. Our results also suggest that RAPD-, actA gene- and sero-typing can be useful for epidemiological analysis.
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- S Inoue
- Department of Veterinary Science, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
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Bagsic-Opulencia RD, Hayward AC, Fegan M. Use of ribotyping and random amplified polymorphic DNA to differentiate isolates of Burkholderia andropogonis. J Appl Microbiol 2001; 91:686-96. [PMID: 11576306 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2001.01418.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AIMS The aim of this study was to determine the genetic diversity among isolates of Burkholderia andropogonis from various host plant species and geographic locations. METHODS AND RESULTS Both random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and ribotyping analyses were used to assess the diversity of B. andropogonis isolates and compare these results with pathogenicity assays carried out on a number of common hosts of the organism. CONCLUSIONS Both RAPD and ribotyping analyses revealed a high level of genetic diversity between isolates of B. andropogonis. Both methods demonstrated a similar clustering of isolates. However, there was no strict correlation between the genetic diversity revealed and the original host, geographic location or pathogenicity of the isolates. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This is the first report on the genetic diversity of isolates of B. andropogonis. The great degree of diversity revealed in this study contrasts with the lack of phenotypic diversity within this species.
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- R D Bagsic-Opulencia
- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology and the Cooperative Research Centre for Tropical Plant Protection, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Qld, Australia
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Medeiros D, Farber JM. A single-step polymerase chain reaction for combined gene detection and epidemiological typing of Listeria monocytogenes. Food Microbiol 2001. [DOI: 10.1006/fmic.2001.0410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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