Table 3. Virulence profiles of L. monocytogenes isolated from free-living animals.

Number of L. monocytogenes isolates (n)%	Species host (n = 20)	Internalin genes	other genes detected
(7) 35	Fox(5),Marten (2)	inlA, inlC, inlJ	hlyA, iap, plcA, prfA, actA
(1)5	Fox(1)	inlA, inlC, inlJ	hlyA, iap, plcA, prfA
(2)10	Fox(2)	inlA, inlC, inlJ	hlyA, iap, plcA, prfA
(3) 15	Fox(1), Marten (1),Raccoon (1)	inlA, inlC, inlJ	hlyA, iap, actA
(2)10	Fox (1), Raccoon (1)	inlA, inlC, inlJ	hlyA, iap, prfA
(1)5	Fox (1)	inlA, inlC, inlJ	hlyA, iap
(1)5	Fox (1)	inlA, inlC	hlyA, iap, plcA, prfA, actA
(3) 15	Fox (1),Marten (1)Raccoon (1)	inlA, inlC	hlyA, iap, prfA, actA