Subtyping of Listeria monocytogenes on the basis of plasmid profiles and arsenic and cadmium susceptibility

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 381-388

  McLauchlin, J ^a,d   Hampton, M D ^b   Shah, S ^a   Threlfall, E J ^b   Wieneke, A A ^a   Curtis, G D W ^c  

^a Food Hygiene Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^b Lab of Enteric Pathogens Ctrl P   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; CADMIUM; DISEASES; DNA; FORMAL LANGUAGES; LISTERIA;

ARSENIC RESISTANCE; CADMIUM RESISTANCE; FOUR-GROUP; L.MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PLASMID DNA; PLASMID PROFILE; SEROGROUPS; SEROTYPES; SUBTYPINGS;

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; FOOD POISONING; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; SEROLOGY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0030870084     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1997.00238.x     Document Type: Article

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