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Multilocus Sequence Typing of Listeria monocytogenes Isolated from Imported and Exported Animal-Derived Foods

LIU Erlong, YUAN Muyun, DENG Jianying, XING Fang, LÜ Yingzi, JIANG Yuan, XUE Feng, SHAO Jingdong, XU Longyan,   

  1. 1. Huangpu Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Guangzhou 510730, China;
    2. Guangdong Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Guangzhou 510623, China;
    3. Guangzhou Panyu Quality and Technology Supervision and Testing Institute, Guangzhou 511400, China;
    4. Jiangsu Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Nanjing 210001, Ch
  • Online:2016-06-25 Published:2016-06-29
  • Contact: XU Longyan E-mail:xlyciq@126.com

Abstract:

This study was devised to understand the sequence types (STs) and the genetic and evolutionary relationship ofdifferent Listeria monocytogenes isolated from imported and exported animal-derived food samples. Seven house-keepinggenes were selected as target genes for PCR amplification. Sequencing, analysis and comparison of the 7 housekeepinggenes were conducted. Their alleles and STs codes were obtained, and their evolutionary relationships were analyzed byunweighted pair group method using arithmetic average (UPGMA). A total of 51 STs were obtained from 89 strains bymultilocus sequence typing (MLST), among which 26 were novel. The 5 most common STs were ST8 (9.0%), ST121(9.0%), ST7 (5.6%) and ST87 (5.6%) as well as the novel STnew 3 (7.8%). ST456, ST34, ST343, ST19, ST517, ST201,ST98, ST330 and ST73 were found for the first time in China. The evolutionary relationship analyzed by UPGMA methodshowed that the isolates were grouped into 3 clusters, which were consistent with three lineages classified by serotype ofL. monocytogenes. MLST is a useful method to evaluate genetic evolution. This method is applicable to study the populationstructure and epidemiological traceability of L. monocytogene isolates from imported and exported animal-derived food samples.

Key words: Listeria monocytogenes, mutilocus sequence typing (MLST), evolutionary relationship

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