Virulence Gene Sequencing Highlights Similarities and Differences in Sequences in Listeria monocytogenes Serotype 1/2a and 4b Strains of Clinical and Food Origin From 3 Different Geographic Locations

The prfA-virulence gene cluster (pVGC) is the main pathogenicity island in Listeria monocytogenes, comprising the prfA, plcA, hly, mpl, actA, and plcB genes. In this study, the pVGC of 36 L. monocytogenes isolates with respect to different serotypes (1/2a or 4b), geographical origin (Australia, Gree...

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Main Authors: Sofia V. Poimenidou, Marion Dalmasso, Konstantinos Papadimitriou, Edward M. Fox, Panagiotis N. Skandamis, Kieran Jordan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
hly
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01103/full