Differences in virulence and in expression of PrfA and PrfA-regulated virulence genes of Listeria monocytogenes strains belonging to serogroup 4

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 4008-4019

  Sokolovic, Z ^a   Schuller S ^a   Bohne, J ^a   Baur, A ^b   Rdest, U ^a   Dickneite, C ^a   Nichterlein, T ^c   Goebel, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEROTYPE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029797954     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.10.4008-4019.1996     Document Type: Article

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