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The four isolates were closely related to one another and were determined to be the same species by whole genome DNA\u2013DNA hybridization studies (&gt;82\u200a% relatedness at 55\u2005\u00b0C and &gt;76\u200a% relatedness at 70\u2005\u00b0C with 0.0\u20130.5\u200a% divergence). 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis confirmed their close phylogenetic relatedness to<jats:italic>Listeria monocytogenes<\/jats:italic>and<jats:italic>Listeria innocua<\/jats:italic>and more distant relatedness to<jats:italic>Listeria welshimeri, L. seeligeri, L. ivanovii<\/jats:italic>and<jats:italic>L. grayi.<\/jats:italic>Phylogenetic analysis of partial sequences for<jats:italic>sigB, gap,<\/jats:italic>and<jats:italic>prs<\/jats:italic>showed that these isolates form a well-supported sistergroup to<jats:italic>L. monocytogenes<\/jats:italic>. The four isolates were sufficiently different from<jats:italic>L. monocytogenes<\/jats:italic>and<jats:italic>L. innocua<\/jats:italic>by DNA\u2013DNA hybridization to warrant their designation as a new species of the genus<jats:italic>Listeria<\/jats:italic>. The four isolates yielded positive reactions in the AccuProbe test that is purported to be specific for<jats:italic>L. monocytogenes<\/jats:italic>, did not ferment<jats:sc>l<\/jats:sc>-rhamnose, were non-haemolytic on blood agar media, and did not contain a homologue of the<jats:italic>L. monocytogenes<\/jats:italic>virulence gene island. On the basis of their phenotypic characteristics and their genotypic distinctiveness from<jats:italic>L. monocytogenes<\/jats:italic>and<jats:italic>L. innocua,<\/jats:italic>the four isolates should be classified as a new species within the genus<jats:italic>Listeria<\/jats:italic>, for which the name<jats:italic>Listeria marthii<\/jats:italic>sp. nov. is proposed. 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