title: Horizontal gene transfer of virulence determinants in selected bacterial foodborne pathogens.
abstract: This review describes horizontal gene transfer from a historical point of view, with descriptions of the first instances of the different bacterial transfer mechanisms: conjugation, transduction and transformation, as well as examples of some of the early acknowledged transfer events. Gene transfer from four selected foodborne pathogens: Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes,Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: School of Food Science and Environmental Health, Dublin Institute of Technology, Cathal Brugha Street, Dublin 1, Ireland. bridget.kelly@dit.ie
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vespermann
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Bolton
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D003227:Conjugation, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005523:Food Supply; D022761:Gene Transfer, Horizontal; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity; D051379:Mice; D012475:Salmonella / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014161:Transduction, Genetic; D014169:Transformation, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D037521:Virulence Factors