title: Genome sequences of Listeria monocytogenes strains J1816 and J1-220, associated with human outbreaks.
abstract: Listeria monocytogenes has caused numerous human outbreaks. Here we report draft genomes of L. monocytogenes J1816 and J1-220, which belong to epidemic clones II and IV, respectively. Whole-genome sequence analysis of these strains provides a tool for studying the short-term evolution of these epidemic clones.
authors.affiliation: Food and Drug Administration, College Park, MD 20740, USA. yi.chen@fda.hhs.gov
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Strain
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Allard
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000382:microbiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial