Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5911622 Infection, Genetics and Evolution 2011 10 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Listeriamonocytogenes lineages III and IV form two distinct monophyletic groups. ► Virulence genes evolved by positive selection in lineages III and IV. ► Recombination contributed mainly to the evolution of lineage III isolates.
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Recombination and positive selection contributed to the evolution of Listeria monocytogenes lineages III and IV, two distinct and well supported uncommon L. monocytogenes lineages
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