Staphylococcus aureus, a major human pathogen, has a collection of virulence factors and
the ability to acquire resistance to most antibiotics. This ability is further augmented by …

Typing methods for discriminating different bacterial isolates of the same species are
essential epidemiological tools in infection prevention and control. Traditional typing …

Bacterial strain typing, or identifying bacteria at the strain level, is particularly important for
diagnosis, treatment, and epidemiological surveillance of bacterial infections. This is …

The genus Campylobacter comprises a group of closely related gram-negative bacteria
which primarily colonize the gastrointestinal tracts of a wide variety of host species. Some of …

In the past decade, various methods have been developed for the identification and typing of
prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms at the DNA level. These methods differ in their …

Since its initial emergence in the 1970s, Campylobacter has become one of the most
common causative agents of bacterial foodborne illness. Campylobacter species readily …

Campylobacter jejuni and closely related organisms are major causes of human bacterial
enteritis. These infections can lead to extraintestinal disease and severe long-term …

The contamination routes of Listeria monocytogenes in cold-smoked salmon processing
plants were investigated by analyzing 3,585 samples from products (produced in 1995 …

Three molecular typing methods were used to study the relationships among 184
Campylobacter strains isolated from humans, cattle, and chickens. All strains were …

ABSTRACT A multilocus sequence typing (MLST) scheme that uses the same loci as a
previously described system for Campylobacter jejuni was developed for Campylobacter …