Table 2.

Geographical distribution of Listeria spp. isolates, in Brazil. 1990–2012.

States	Species					Total
	L. innocua	L. monocytogenes	L. welshimeri	L. seeligeri	L. grayi subsp. murrayi	N	%
Alagoas	22	12				34	0.58
Bahia	57	6			2	65	1.12
Paraíba	6	27				33	0.57
Pernambuco	28	4				32	0.55
Goiás	1350	169	15			1534	26.58
Mato Grosso	64	216		3		283	4.9
Minas Gerais	763	154	3	2		922	15.97
Rio de Janeiro	330	259		14		603	10.45
São Paulo	334	837	13	2		1186	20.55
Paraná	28	14	3			45	0.77
Santa Catarina	298	174	25	8		505	8.75
Rio Grande do Sul	149	376		3		528	9.15
Total
N	3429	2248	59	32	2	5770	99.8
%	59.42	38.96	1.02	0.55	0.03