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Multi-virulence-locus sequence typing identifies single nucleotide polymorphisms which differentiate epidemic clones and outbreak strains of Listeria monocytogenes

Yi Chen et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Mar.

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  • J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Nov;50(11):3818

Abstract

A recently developed multi-virulence-locus sequence typing (MVLST) method showed improved discriminatory power for subtyping genetically diverse Listeria monocytogenes isolates and identified epidemic clone II isolates associated with two recent U.S. multistate listeriosis outbreaks. To evaluate the ability of MVLST to distinguish other epidemic clones and outbreak strains of L. monocytogenes, 58 outbreak-related isolates from 14 outbreaks and 49 unrelated isolates were analyzed. Results showed that MVLST provided very high discriminatory power (0.99), epidemiological concordance (1.0), stability, and typeability. MVLST accurately identified three previously known epidemic clones (epidemic clones I, II, and III) and redefined another epidemic clone (epidemic clone IV) in serotype 4b of L. monocytogenes. A set of 28 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) differentiated all epidemiologically unrelated isolates. A subset of 16 SNPs differentiated all epidemic clones and outbreak strains. Phylogenetic analysis showed congruence between MVLST clusters, serotypes, and previously defined genetic lineages of L. monocytogenes. SNPs in virulence genes appear to be excellent molecular markers for the epidemiological investigation of epidemics and outbreaks caused by L. monocytogenes.

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Unrooted neighbor-joining tree of 86 L. monocytogenes isolates based on the number of nucleotide differences in the six MVLST virulence gene fragments analyzed. Bootstrap values (1,000 replications) are shown at the interior branches. Lineage (i.e., I, II, and III) and serotype (i.e., 4b, 1/2a, and 1/2b) information for each isolate are included after the isolate identification number. Isolates described previously by Zhang et al. (60) were assigned new BL (Borland Laboratory) identification numbers and marked with asterisks in the figure.

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