Listeria monocytogenes lineages: Genomics, evolution, ecology, and phenotypic characteristics

RH Orsi, HC den Bakker, M Wiedmann - International Journal of Medical …, 2011 - Elsevier
Listeria monocytogenes consists of at least 4 evolutionary lineages (I, II, III, and IV) with
different but overlapping ecological niches. Most L. monocytogenes isolates seem to belong …

Illuminating the landscape of host–pathogen interactions with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes

P Cossart - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Listeria monocytogenes has, in 25 y, become a model in infection biology. Through the
analysis of both its saprophytic life and infectious process, new concepts in microbiology …

Recognizing the reagent microbiome

MC de Goffau, S Lager, SJ Salter, J Wagner… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
A noticeable part of the microbiome literature, especially that working with low-biomass
samples, is plagued by reagent contamination. Here we describe visual, statistical …

PhiSpy: a novel algorithm for finding prophages in bacterial genomes that combines similarity- and composition-based strategies

S Akhter, RK Aziz, RA Edwards - Nucleic acids research, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Prophages are phages in lysogeny that are integrated into, and replicated as part of, the
host bacterial genome. These mobile elements can have tremendous impact on their …

[图书][B] Practical handbook of microbiology

LH Green, E Goldman - 2021 - books.google.com
Practical Handbook of Microbiology, 4th edition provides basic, clear and concise
knowledge and practical information about working with microorganisms. Useful to anyone …

High-throughput genome sequencing of two Listeria monocytogenes clinical isolates during a large foodborne outbreak

MW Gilmour, M Graham, G Van Domselaar, S Tyler… - BMC genomics, 2010 - Springer
Background A large, multi-province outbreak of listeriosis associated with ready-to-eat meat
products contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes serotype 1/2a occurred in Canada in …

Comparative transcriptomics of pathogenic and non‐pathogenic Listeria species

O Wurtzel, N Sesto, JR Mellin, I Karunker… - Molecular systems …, 2012 - embopress.org
Listeria monocytogenes is a human, food‐borne pathogen. Genomic comparisons between
L. monocytogenes and Listeria innocua, a closely related non‐pathogenic species, were …

Reassessment of the Listeria monocytogenespan-genome reveals dynamic integration hotspots and mobile genetic elements as major components of the accessory …

C Kuenne, A Billion, MA Mraheil, A Strittmatter… - BMC genomics, 2013 - Springer
Background Listeria monocytogenes is an important food-borne pathogen and model
organism for host-pathogen interaction, thus representing an invaluable target considering …

[HTML][HTML] Internalins: a complex family of leucine-rich repeat-containing proteins in Listeria monocytogenes

H Bierne, C Sabet, N Personnic, P Cossart - Microbes and Infection, 2007 - Elsevier
The Listeria monocytogenes genome includes a large family of proteins harbouring leucine-
rich repeats known as internalins (Inl). The generation of novel mutants and comparative …

Listeriolysin S, a Novel Peptide Haemolysin Associated with a Subset of Lineage I Listeria monocytogenes

PD Cotter, LA Draper, EM Lawton, KM Daly… - PLoS …, 2008 - journals.plos.org
Streptolysin S (SLS) is a bacteriocin-like haemolytic and cytotoxic virulence factor that plays
a key role in the virulence of Group A Streptococcus (GAS), the causative agent of …