Listeria monocytogenes genome, polypeptides and uses

A nucleotide sequence of Listeria monocytogenes, characterized in that it is chosen from:

• a) a nucleotide sequence comprising at least 80% identity with SEQ ID NO. 1;
• b) a nucleotide sequence which hybridizes, under high stringency conditions, with SEQ ID NO. 1;
• c) a nucleotide sequence complementary to SEQ ED NO. 1 or complementary to a nucleotide sequence as defined in a) or b), or a nucleotide sequence of the corresponding RNA;
• d) a nucleotide sequence of a representative fragment of SEQ ID NO. 1, or of a representative fragment of a nucleotide sequence as defined in a), b) or c);
• e) a nucleotide sequence comprising a sequence as defined in a), b), c) or d);
• and
• f) a modified nucleotide sequence of a nucleotide sequence as defined in a), b), c), d) or e).