The evaluation of a phage-typing system for Listeria monocytogenes for use in epidemiological studies.
A typing system for strains of Listeria monocytogenes based on the lytic properties of 28 phages has been evaluated with a set of strains isolated in the UK and tested in a blind trial. The system was highly reproducible and discriminatory, and 64% of all the strains tested could be typed.
D001434:Bacteriophage Typing; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000145:classification*; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D012703:Serotyping; D006113:United Kingdom