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DNA relatedness among serovars ofListeria monocytogenes sensu lato

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Sixty-six strains ofListeria monocytogenes (as defined in the eighth edition ofBergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology) were characterized by DNA relatedness. These strains formed five distinct DNA relatedness groups: (i)L. monocytogenes sensu stricto (30 strains) including the type spain ATCC 15313; (ii) serovar 5 strains (9 strains) corresponding to “L. bulgarica”; (iii) “L. inocua” (11 strains of serovars 6a, 6b, 4ab, and undesignated ones) including the reference strains; (iv) six strains of serovars 6a and 6b; (v) ten strains of various serovars. These five groups were clearly distinct fromL. grayi (4 strains) andL. murrayi (3 strains).

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  1. Unité d'Ecologie Bactérienne, Institut Pasteur, F-75724, Paris Cedex 15, France

    Jocelyne Roccourt

  2. Service des Entérobactéries, Unité INSERM 199, Institut Pasteur, F-75724, Paris Cedex 15, France

    Francine Grimont & Patrick A. D. Grimont

  3. Institut für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie, Josef-Schneider-Strasse 2, Bau 17, D-8700, Würzburg, Federal Republic of Germany

    Heinz P. R. Seeliger

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Roccourt, J., Grimont, F., Grimont, P.A.D. et al. DNA relatedness among serovars ofListeria monocytogenes sensu lato . Current Microbiology 7, 383–388 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01572609

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