Draft Genome Sequences of 158 Listeria monocytogenes Strains Isolated from Black Bears (Ursus americanus) in the United States.
Phillip BrownYi ChenMirena IvanovaPimlapas LeekitcharoenphonCameron ParsonsJeffrey NiedermeyerNicholas GouldJennifer StrulesJ Bernardo Mesa-CruzMarcella J KellyMichael J HookerMichael J ChamberlainColleen OlfenbuttelChristopher DePernoDriss ElhanafiSophia KathariouPublished in: Microbiology resource announcements (2023)
Listeria monocytogenes is responsible for severe foodborne disease and major economic losses, but its potential reservoirs in natural ecosystems remain poorly understood. Here, we report the draft genome sequences of 158 L. monocytogenes strains isolated from black bears (Ursus americanus) in the southeastern United States between 2014 and 2017.