Horizontal gene transfer of virulence determinants in selected bacterial foodborne pathogens

B G Kelly; A Vespermann; D J Bolton

doi:10.1016/j.fct.2008.02.007

Horizontal gene transfer of virulence determinants in selected bacterial foodborne pathogens

Food Chem Toxicol. 2009 May;47(5):969-77. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2008.02.007. Epub 2008 Feb 15.

Authors

B G Kelly¹, A Vespermann, D J Bolton

Affiliation

¹ School of Food Science and Environmental Health, Dublin Institute of Technology, Cathal Brugha Street, Dublin 1, Ireland. bridget.kelly@dit.ie

PMID: 18420327
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2008.02.007

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.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Bacteria / genetics*
Bacteria / pathogenicity
Conjugation, Genetic / genetics
Escherichia coli / genetics
Escherichia coli / pathogenicity
Food Microbiology*
Food Supply
Gene Transfer, Horizontal*
Listeria monocytogenes / genetics
Listeria monocytogenes / pathogenicity
Mice
Salmonella / genetics
Salmonella / pathogenicity
Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
Staphylococcus aureus / pathogenicity
Transduction, Genetic
Transformation, Bacterial / genetics
Virulence Factors / genetics*

Substances

Virulence Factors