Subtyping Listeria monocytogenes through the combined analyses of genotype and expression of the hlyA virulence determinant

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 720-732

  Rudi, Knut ^a   Nogva, H K ^a   Naterstad, K ^a   Dromtorp S M ^a   Bredholt, S ^a   Holck, A ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Evolution; hlyA; Subtyping; Virulence

Indexed keywords

FORMAL LANGUAGES; LISTERIA; PATHOGENS;

ADAPTATION; COMBINED ANALYSIS; EVOLUTION; EXPRESSION PATTERNS; GENE EXPRESSION PATTERNS; HLYA; L.MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SUBTYPINGS; VIRULENCE;

TRANSCRIPTION;

BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIODIVERSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE REPRESSION; GENOTYPE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037263571     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.01905.x     Document Type: Article

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