Genetic diversity of internalin genes in the ascB-dapE locus among Listeria monocytogenes lineages III and IV strains

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 778-784

  Chen, Jianshun ^a   Cheng, Changyong ^b   Lv, Yonghui ^c   Fang, Weihuan ^b  

^a Zhejiang Aquatic Disease Prevention and Quarantine Center   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c National Fisheries Technical Extension Center   (China)

Author keywords

ascB dapE locus; Evolution; Genetic diversity; L. monocytogenes; Lineages III and IV

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; INTERNALIN PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

ARTICLE; ASCB-DAPE LOCUS; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; GENE ORDER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; L. MONOCYTOGENES; LINEAGES III AND IV; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PHYLOGENY;

ASCB-DAPE LOCUS; EVOLUTION; GENETIC DIVERSITY; L. MONOCYTOGENES; LINEAGES III AND IV;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GENE ORDER; GENETIC VARIATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84883623844     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201200137     Document Type: Article

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