Listeria rocourtiae sp. nov.
A Listeria-like strain isolated in Austria from pre-cut lettuce fitted the description of the genus Listeria although it could not be assigned to any of the known species. Comparison of the rrs gene (encoding 16S rRNA) sequence and gene content by DNA-array indicated affiliation to the genus Listeria. Phylogenetic distance from known species of the genus Listeria indicated that it represents a novel species. Since it can be differentiated from all other known species of the genus Listeria by using phenotypic tests, the name Listeria rocourtiae sp. nov. is proposed for the novel species. The type strain is CIP 109804(T) (=DSM 22097(T) =Allerberger 700284/02(T)). The type strain is avirulent as assessed by cell culture assays and inoculation of mice.
Leclercq
Alexandre
A
Institut Pasteur, Groupe Microorganismes et barrières de l'hôte, WHO Collaborating Center for Foodborne Listeriosis and French National Reference Center for Listeria, Paris, France.
Clermont
Dominique
D
Institut Pasteur, Collection de l'Institut Pasteur (CIP), Paris, France.
Bizet
Chantal
C
Institut Pasteur, Collection de l'Institut Pasteur (CIP), Paris, France.
Grimont
Patrick A D
PAD
Institut Pasteur, Unité Biodiversité des Bactéries Pathogènes Emergentes, Paris, France.
Le Flèche-Matéos
Anne
A
Institut Pasteur, Unité Biodiversité des Bactéries Pathogènes Emergentes, Paris, France.
Roche
Sylvie M
SM
Institut National de Recherche Agronomique, Infectiologie Animale et Santé Publique Tours, UR1282 Nouzilly, France.
Buchrieser
Carmen
C
Institut Pasteur, Biologie des bactéries Intracellulaires and CNRS URA 2171, Paris, France.
Cadet-Daniel
Véronique
V
Institut Pasteur, Groupe Microorganismes et barrières de l'hôte, WHO Collaborating Center for Foodborne Listeriosis and French National Reference Center for Listeria, Paris, France.
Le Monnier
Alban
A
Institut Pasteur, Groupe Microorganismes et barrières de l'hôte, WHO Collaborating Center for Foodborne Listeriosis and French National Reference Center for Listeria, Paris, France.
Lecuit
Marc
M
Université Paris Descartes, Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Necker-Pasteur Center for Infectious Diseases, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, F-75015 Paris, France.|Institut Pasteur, Groupe Microorganismes et barrières de l'hôte, WHO Collaborating Center for Foodborne Listeriosis and French National Reference Center for Listeria, Paris, France.
Allerberger
Franz
F
Österreichische Agentur für Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherheit (AGES), Wien, Austria.
D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D018545:Lactuca / Q000382:microbiology*; D008087:Listeria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S