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Comparison of widely used Listeria monocytogenes strains EGD, 10403S, and EGD-e highlights genomic variations underlying differences in pathogenicity.
mBio - 25 Mar 2014
Bécavin Christophe, Bouchier Christiane, Lechat Pierre, Archambaud Cristel, Creno Sophie, Gouin Edith, Wu Zongfu, Kühbacher Andreas, Brisse Sylvain, Pucciarelli M Graciela, García-del Portillo Francisco, Hain Torsten, Portnoy Daniel A, Chakraborty Trinad, Lecuit Marc, Pizarro-Cerdá Javier, Moszer Ivan, Bierne Hélène, Cossart Pascale
Abstract excerpt
For nearly 3 decades, listeriologists and immunologists have used mainly three strains of the same serovar (1/2a) to analyze the virulence of the bacterial pathogen Listeria monocytogenes. The genomes of two of these strains, EGD-e and 10403S, were released in 2001 and 2008, respectively. Here we report the genome sequence of the third reference strain, EGD, and extensive genomic and phenotypic comparisons of the...
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