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Comparative genomics of the bacterial genus Listeria: Genome evolution is characterized by limited gene acquisition and limited gene loss.
BMC genomics - 2 Dec 2010
den Bakker Henk C, Cummings Craig A, Ferreira Vania, Vatta Paolo, Orsi Renato H, Degoricija Lovorka, Barker Melissa, Petrauskene Olga, Furtado Manohar R, Wiedmann Martin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The bacterial genus Listeria contains pathogenic and non-pathogenic species, including the pathogens L. monocytogenes and L. ivanovii, both of which carry homologous virulence gene clusters such as the prfA cluster and clusters of internalin genes. Initial evidence for multiple deletions of the prfA cluster during the evolution of Listeria indicates that this genus provides an interesting model for...
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