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Environmental dissemination of pathogenic Listeria monocytogenes in flowing surface waters in Switzerland by Raschle, Susanne (author);Stephan, Roger (author);Stevens, Marc J. A. (author);Cernela, Nicole (author);Zurfluh, Katrin (author);Muchaamba, Francis (author);Nüesch-Inderbinen, Magdalena (author) is a Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology article available to read on EtoBox.

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__Listeria monocytogenes__ is an opportunistic pathogen that is widely distributed in the environment. The aquatic environment may represent a potential source for the transmission of __L. monocytogenes__ to animals and the food chain. The present study assessed the occurrence of __L. monocytogenes__ in 191 surface water samples from rivers, streams and inland canals throughout Switzerland. Twenty-five (13%) of the surface water samples contained __L. monocytogenes__. Whole genome sequence (WGS) data were used to characterize the 25 isolates. The isolates belonged to major lineages I and II, with the majority assigned to either serotype 1/2a (48%), or 4b (44%). The predominant CCs identified were the hypervirulent serotype 4b clones CC1 and CC4, and the serotype CC412; all three have been implicated in listeriosis outbreaks and sporadic cases of human and animal infection worldwide. Two (8%) of the isolates belonged to CC6 which is an emerging hypervirulent clone. All isolates contained intact genes associated with invasion and infection, including __inlA/B__ and __prfA__. The four CC4 isolates all harbored __Listeria__ pathogenicity island 4 (LIPI-4), which confers hypervirulence.

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Author
Raschle, Susanne (author);Stephan, Roger (author);Stevens, Marc J. A. (author);Cernela, Nicole (author);Zurfluh, Katrin (author);Muchaamba, Francis (author);Nüesch-Inderbinen, Magdalena (author)
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2021
Language
EN
Field
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)

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