To investigate the distribution of serotypes, genetic relativity and epidemiological characteristic of Listeria monocytogenes (LM). 22 LM strains isolated from Guangzhou and Xiamen were investigated by ERIC-PCR and Sau-PCR. Results of ERIC-PCR showed that these strains were distributed in 8 patterns (a-h). The main pattern was pattern h, and the number of strains was 8. Genotyping using Sau-PCR showed that all tested strains were grouped into 7 clusters (A-G). These results indicated the genetic relativity and epidemiological characteristic of different LM food-borne isolates.