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Table 1 Initial characteristics of the examined L. monocytogenes strains

From: The influence of stress factors on selected phenotypic and genotypic features of Listeria monocytogenes – a pilot study

Strain number

Isolation source

Serogroup

Antibiotic resistance profile*

Presence of virulence genes

55 C

Clinical material (cerebro-spinal fluid)

1/2a-3a

R: -

S: P, AMP, MEM,

E, STX

LIPI-1, inlA, inlB, fbpA, iap

472CC

Cold cuts

1/2a-3a

R: -

S: P, AMP, MEM,

E, STX

LIPI-1, inlA, inlB, fbpA, iap

ATCC 19111 **

Reference strain (isolated from poultry)

Serotype 1/2a

R: -

S: P, AMP, MEM,

E, STX

LIPI-1, inlA, inlB, fbpA, iap

  1. C – clinical; CC – cold cuts; ATCC - American Type Culture Collection; * - on the basis of the disc-diffusion method; ** - data from sheet information; R – resistance; S – sensitive; P – penicillin; AMP – ampicillin; MEM – meropenem; E – erythromycin; STX – co-trimoxazole (sulfamethoxazole + trimethoprim); LIPI – 1 – Listeria Pathogenicity Island 1 (containing genes: prfA, plcA, hlyA, mpl, actA, plcB)
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BMC Microbiology

ISSN: 1471-2180

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