Microbes and Infection publish this investigation article

June 1^st, 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.

Pathogenicity islands and virulence evolution in Listeria

Pathogenicity islands and virulence evolution in Listeria

	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.