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Deciphering the biodiversity of Listeria monocytogenes lineage III strains by polyphasic approaches.
Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea) - 1 Oct 2011
Zhao Hanxin, Chen Jianshun, Fang Chun, Xia Ye, Cheng Changyong, Jiang Lingli, Fang Weihuan
Abstract excerpt
Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen of humans and animals. The majority of human listeriosis cases are caused by strains of lineages I and II, while lineage III strains are rare and seldom implicated in human listeriosis. We revealed by 16S rRNA sequencing the special evolutionary status of L. monocytogenes lineage III, which falls between lineages I and II strains of L. monocytogenes and the...
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