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Group Foodborne group A Streptococcus is a Gram-positive¹ foodborne pathogen that can cause foodborne disease. A publication by Scallan et al.² in 2011 estimated that 1 human foodborne listeriosis cases Streptococcus (group A) case, including 0 deaths, occur annually in the US.

Key laboratories studying various aspects of foodborne listeriosisgroup A Streptococcus in the US and Canada include:

Key laboratories studying various aspects of foodborne listeriosis group A Streptococcus in Europe include:

Key laboratories studying various aspects of foodborne listeriosis group A Streptococcus in South and Latin America include:

Key laboratories studying various aspects of foodborne listeriosisfoodborne group A Streptococcus in Asia and Australia include:

Additional resources on Listeria monocytogenesfoodborne group A Streptococcus:
A number of key sources on Clostridium botulinum and botulism sources on foodborne group A Streptococcus are available. 

 References
¹http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listeria_monocytogenesStreptococcus (see also:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_A_streptococcal_infection) - steve replace with approproiate wikipedia refereces for each pathogen
²Scallan et al. 2011.Emerging Infectious Diseases 17:7-15  PMID:21192848