Hyperinvasiveness of Listeria monocytogenes sequence type 1 is independent of lineage I‐specific genes encoding internalin‐like proteins
Abstract Listeriosis is a severe disease caused by the opportunistic bacterial pathogen Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes). Previous studies indicate that of the four phylogenetical lineages known, lineage I strains are significantly more prevalent in clinical infections than in the environme...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-07-01
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Series: | MicrobiologyOpen |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.790 |