Hemolytic activity reevaluation of putative nonpathogenic Listeria monocytogenes strains

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 4293-4295

  Lachica, R Victor ^a  

^a Natick   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CEFTAZIDIME; LITHIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; HEMOLYSIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUUS CABALLUS; LISTERIA INNOCUA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0029801967     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.11.4293-4295.1996     Document Type: Article

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