Article
New aspects regarding evolution and virulence of Listeria monocytogenes revealed by comparative genomics and DNA arrays.
Infection and immunity - 1 Feb 2004
Doumith Michel, Cazalet Christel, Simoes Natalie, Frangeul Lionel, Jacquet Christine, Kunst Frank, Martin Paul, Cossart Pascale, Glaser Philippe, Buchrieser Carmen
Abstract excerpt
Listeria monocytogenes is a food-borne bacterial pathogen that causes a wide spectrum of diseases, such as meningitis, septicemia, abortion, and gastroenteritis, in humans and animals. Among the 13 L. monocytogenes serovars described, invasive disease is mostly associated with serovar 4b strains. To investigate the genetic diversity of L. monocytogenes strains with different virulence potentials, we partially...
Topics
- Biological Evolution
- Cell Wall
- Genetic Markers
- Genetic Variation
- Genome, Bacterial
- Listeria monocytogenes
- Nucleic Acid Hybridization
- Teichoic Acids
- Virulence