Query: NC_003212:2814737 Listeria innocua Clip11262, complete genome Lineage: Listeria innocua; Listeria; Listeriaceae; Bacillales; Firmicutes; Bacteria General Information: Nonpathogenic soil organism. The organism is the most frequently encountered non-pathogenic Listeria and is very similar to Listeria monocytogenes. It is found in decaying vegetable matter and soil.
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General Information: Causes enteric infections. This group of Enterobactericiae have pathogenic characteristics and are one of the most common causes of enteric infections (food poisoning) worldwide. They were named after the scientist Dr. Daniel Salmon who isolated the first organism, Salmonella choleraesuis, from the intestine of a pig. The presence of several pathogenicity islands (PAIs) that encode various virulence factors allows Salmonella spp. to colonize and infect host organisms. There are two important PAIs, Salmonella pathogenicity island 1 and 2 (SPI-1 and SPI-2) that encode two different type III secretion systems for the delivery of effector molecules into the host cell that result in internalization of the bacteria which then leads to systemic spread.