Mutations in may confer resistance to gentamicin in .

Listeriosis, a foodborne infection caused by , could lead to febrile listerial gastroenteritis and a more invasive form which is often associated with a high mortality and hospitalisation rate. Gentamicin, used as an adjunct therapy with ampicillin, remains the treatment of choice for this life-threatening and invasive infection. Nevertheless, there is little data on gentamicin resistance determinants in .