Genome-wide analyses reveal lineage specific contributions of positive selection and recombination to the evolution of <it>Listeria monocytogenes</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The genus <it>Listeria </it>includes two closely related pathogenic and non-pathogenic species, <it>L. monocytogenes </it>and <it>L. innocua</it>. <it>L. monocytogenes </it>is an opport...

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Main Authors: Sun Qi, Orsi Renato H, Wiedmann Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-08-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/8/233