Whole-Genome Sequences of Listeria monocytogenes Sequence Type 6 Isolates Associated with a Large Foodborne Outbreak in South Africa, 2017 to 2018

Mushal Allam; Nomsa Tau; Shannon L Smouse; Phillip S Mtshali; Florah Mnyameni; Zamantungwa T H Khumalo; Arshad Ismail; Nevashan Govender; Juno Thomas; Anthony M Smith

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00538-18

Whole-Genome Sequences of Listeria monocytogenes Sequence Type 6 Isolates Associated with a Large Foodborne Outbreak in South Africa, 2017 to 2018

Genome Announc. 2018 Jun 21;6(25):e00538-18. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00538-18.

Affiliations

¹ National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa.
² National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa anthonys@nicd.ac.za.

Abstract

We report whole-genome sequences for 10 Listeria monocytogenes sequence type 6 isolates associated with a large listeriosis outbreak in South Africa, which occurred over the period of 2017 to 2018. The possibility of listeriosis spreading beyond South Africa's borders as a result of exported contaminated food products prompted us to make the genome sequences publicly available.