title: Genome Sequences for a Cluster of Human Isolates of Listeria monocytogenes Identified in South Africa in 2015.
abstract: Listeria monocytogenesis a Gram-positive bacterium with a ubiquitous presence in the environment. There is growing concern about the increasing prevalence ofL. monocytogenesassociated with food-borne outbreaks. Here we report genome sequences for a cluster of human isolates ofL. monocytogenesidentified in South Africa in 2015.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Enteric Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa anthonys@nicd.ac.za.
authors.forename: Anthony M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: National Health Laboratory Service (Groote Schuur Hospital), Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: Preneshni
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Naicker
authors.affiliation: National Health Laboratory Service (Groote Schuur Hospital), Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: Colleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bamford
authors.affiliation: Division of Public Health Surveillance and Response, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: Liliwe
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shuping
authors.affiliation: Division of Public Health Surveillance and Response, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: Kerrigan M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.affiliation: Centre for Enteric Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: Arvinda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sooka
authors.affiliation: Centre for Enteric Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: Shannon L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Smouse
authors.affiliation: Centre for Enteric Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: Nomsa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tau
authors.affiliation: Centre for Enteric Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: Karen H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Keddy