Pathogenicity islands and virulence evolution in Listeria
Microbes and Infection publish this investigation article
June 1st, 2001
As in other bacterial pathogens, the virulence determinants of Listeria species are clustered in genomic islands scattered along the chromosome. This review summarizes current knowledge about the structure, distribution and role in pathogenesis of Listeria virulence loci. Hypotheses about the mode of acquisition and evolution of these loci in this group of Gram-positive bacteria are presented and discussed
Vazquez-Boland JA., Dominguez-Bernal G., Gonzalez-Zorn B., Goebel W. and Kreft J.
Departamento de Sanidad Animal. Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad Complutense (UCM). | |
Servicio de Zoonosis de Transmisión Alimentaria y Resistencia a Antimicrobianos (ZTA). Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET). Universidad Complutense (UCM). | |
Grupo de Patogénesis Molecular Bacteriana. Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad Complutense (UCM). | |
Lehrstuhl für Mikrobiologie, Biozentrum. Universität Würzburg. | |