Probing the pan-genome of <it>Listeria monocytogenes</it>: new insights into intraspecific niche expansion and genomic diversification
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Bacterial pathogens often show significant intraspecific variations in ecological fitness, host preference and pathogenic potential to cause infectious disease. The species of <it>Listeria monocytogenes</it>, a facultativ...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-09-01
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| Series: | BMC Genomics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/500 |