2006•Unpublished venueRequires access
Classification of Listeria monocytogenes Isolates from Korean Domestic Foods Using Random Amplifi-cation of Polymorphic DNA and Serotyping Analysis
Hyun‐Joong Kim, Si Hong Park, Hae‐Yeong Kim
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Abstract
Molecular subtyping of Listeria monocytogenes, including type strains and isolates from Korean foods, were performed using random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD). Each Listeria species showed specific RAPD band patterns, and L. monocytogenes serotypes and isolates were divided into two clusters. RAPD results showed that L. monocytogenes isolates from Korean foods were divided into two groups. Group I contained L. monocytogenes serotypes 1/2b and 4b, whereas Group II contained serotypes 1/2a and 1/2c. These results suggested RAPD as possible subtyping methods for Listeria species. Also, RAPD Results showed significant correlation between molecular subtyping and serotyping of L. monocytogenes, and classified two different groups of L. monocytogenes isolated from Korean foods.