Virulence of Listeria monocytogenes, Listeria seeligeri, and Listeria innocua assayed with in vitro murine macrophagocytosis

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 24-27

  Dallas, Hugh L ^a   Thomas, Delma P ^a   Hitchins, Anthony D ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Listeria spp.; Macrophagocytisis assay; Microscopy; Tissue culture; Virulence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030043578     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-59.1.24     Document Type: Article

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