Genome organization and the evolution of the virulence gene locus in Listeria species

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 290, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 167-174

  Chakraborty, Trinad ^a   Hain, T ^a   Domann, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacteriophages; Evolution; Listeria genome organisation; Virulence gene cluster

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE FUSION; GENE LOCUS; GENOME ORGANIZATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PATHOGENICITY; SURVIVAL; VIRULENCE GENE;

LISTERIA; LISTERIA INNOCUA; LISTERIA IVANOVII; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIA SEELIGERI; LISTERIA WELSHIMERI;

EID: 0034118608     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1438-4221(00)80086-7     Document Type: Article

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