Publications

listeria floridensis sp. nov., listeria aquatica sp. nov., listeria cornellensis sp. nov., listeria riparia sp. nov. and listeria grandensis sp. nov., from agricultural and natural environments.	sampling of agricultural and natural environments in two us states (colorado and florida) yielded 18 listeria-like isolates that could not be assigned to previously described species using traditional methods. using whole-genome sequencing and traditional phenotypic methods, we identified five novel species, each with a genome-wide average blast nucleotide identity (anib) of less than 85% to currently described species. phylogenetic analysis based on 16s rrna gene sequences and amino acid sequen ...	2014	24599893
multistate outbreak of listeriosis associated with jensen farms cantaloupe--united states, august-september 2011.	listeriosis is caused by listeria monocytogenes, a gram-positive bacillus common in the environment and acquired by humans primarily through consumption of contaminated food. infection causes a spectrum of illness, ranging from febrile gastroenteritis to invasive disease, including sepsis and meningoencephalitis. invasive listeriosis occurs predominantly in older adults and persons with impaired immune systems. listeriosis in pregnant women is typically a mild "flu-like" illness, but can result ...	2011	21976119