Variations in virulence between different electrophoretic types of Listeria monocytogenes

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 228-232

  Norrung B ^a   Andersen, J K ^a  

^a DANISH VETERINARY AND FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA;

CHICK EMBRYO; CLINICAL STRAINS; FOOD ISOLATES; HEMOLYTIC ACTIVITY; HUMAN INFECTION; L.MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LIVING ORGANISMS; VIRULENT STRAINS;

DISEASES;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHICK EMBRYO; ELECTROPHORESIS; FOOD; HEMOLYSIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS MONOCYTOGENES; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034071848     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.2000.00704.x     Document Type: Article

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