Université de Fribourg

Genetic separation of Listeria monocytogenes causing central nervous system infections in animals

Aguilar-Bultet, Lisandra ; Nicholson, Pamela ; Rychener, Lorenz ; Dreyer, Margaux ; Goezel, Bulent ; Origgi, Francesco C. ; Oevermann, Anna ; Frey, Joachim ; Falquet, Laurent

In: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2018, vol. 8, p. -

Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen that causes abortion, septicemia, gastroenteritis and central nervous system (CNS) infections in ruminants and humans. L. monocytogenes strains mainly belong to two distinct phylogenetic groups, named lineages I and II. In general, clinical cases in humans and animals, in particular CNS infections, are caused by lineage I strains, while most of...