Host-mediated modification of Sau3AI restriction in Listeria monocytogenes: Prevalence in epidemic-associated strains

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 3085-3089

  Zheng, Wei ^a   Kathariou, Sophia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0030742174     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.8.3085-3089.1997     Document Type: Article

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