Genome analysis of Listeria ivanovii strain G770 that caused a deadly aortic prosthesis infection

New Microbes New Infect. 2016 Jan 22:10:87-92. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2016.01.005. eCollection 2016 Mar.

Abstract

We sequenced the genome of Listeria ivanovii strain G770, which caused a deadly infection of the thoracic aortic prosthesis of a 78-year-old man. The 2.9 Mb genome exhibited 21 specific genes among L. ivanovii strains, including five genes encoding a type I restriction modification system and one glycopeptide resistance gene.

Keywords: Listeria ivanovii; genome sequence; pathogenesis; type I restriction system; vascular infection.

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  • Case Reports