Reassessment of the <it>Listeria monocytogenes</it> pan-genome reveals dynamic integration hotspots and mobile genetic elements as major components of the accessory genome

Reassessment of the <it>Listeria monocytogenes</it> pan-genome reveals dynamic integration hotspots and mobile genetic elements as major components of the accessory genome

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Listeria monocytogenes</it> is an important food-borne pathogen and model organism for host-pathogen interaction, thus representing an invaluable target considering research on the forces governing the evolution of su...

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Main Authors: Kuenne Carsten, Billion André, Mraheil Mobarak Abu, Strittmatter Axel, Daniel Rolf, Goesmann Alexander, Barbuddhe Sukhadeo, Hain Torsten, Chakraborty Trinad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-01-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/14/47

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