Genome sequence of lineage III Listeria monocytogenes strain HCC23.
Steele C.L., Donaldson J.R., Paul D., Banes M.M., Arick T., Bridges S.M., Lawrence M.L.
More than 98% of reported human listeriosis cases are caused by Listeria monocytogenes serotypes within lineages I and II. Serotypes within lineage III (4a and 4c) are commonly isolated from environmental and food specimens. We report the first complete genome sequence of a lineage III isolate, HCC23, which will be used for comparative analysis.