An Integrated View on Listeria Genomics and Virulence

Wednesday, May 11, 2016: 4:00 PM
Skalkotas Hall (Megaron Athens International Conference Center)
Sylvain Brisse, Pasteur Institute, Paris, France
Listeria  monocytogenes is  genetically  highly  diverse.  I  will  present  the  latest  research  on whether and how strains differ in their pathogenic or ecological characteristics. I will show how  high‐throughput  sequencing  has  revolutionized  our  abilities  to  analyse  the  diversity  and  phylogenetic  structure  of  L.  monocytogenes and  to  define  the  association  of genotypes  with phenotypes. I will also present current approaches to translate population genomics  research into  standardized  molecular  typing strategies and  unified  strain  nomenclatures  that  enable  internationally coordinated epidemiological surveillance of L. monocytogenes at the global scale.