Nature Communications (Sep 2019)

A hybrid sub-lineage of Listeria monocytogenes comprising hypervirulent isolates

  • Yuelan Yin,
  • Hao Yao,
  • Swapnil Doijad,
  • Suwei Kong,
  • Yang Shen,
  • Xuexue Cai,
  • Weijun Tan,
  • Yuting Wang,
  • Youwei Feng,
  • Zhiting Ling,
  • Guoliang Wang,
  • Yachen Hu,
  • Kai Lian,
  • Xinyu Sun,
  • Yuliang Liu,
  • Chuanbin Wang,
  • Kuhua Jiao,
  • Guoping Liu,
  • Ruilong Song,
  • Xiang Chen,
  • Zhiming Pan,
  • Martin J. Loessner,
  • Trinad Chakraborty,
  • Xin’an Jiao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12072-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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Listeria monocytogenes isolates are highly heterogeneous and exhibit different levels of virulence. Here, the authors identify hypervirulent isolates that represent a hybrid sub-lineage of the major lineage II harbouring virulence factors from Listeria ivanovii and wall teichoic acids found in major lineage I.