Molecular and experimental virulence of Listeria monocytogenes strains isolated from cases with invasive listeriosis and febrile gastroenteritis

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 431-439

  Franciosa, Giovanna ^a   Maugliani, Antonella ^a   Floridi, Francesca ^a   Aureli, Paolo ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gastroenteritis; Listeria monocytogenes; Listeriosis; Mouse virulence assay; PCR RFLP; PFGE

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; GENOMIC DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; INOCULATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; MOUSE; MOUTH INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PERITONEUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SPECIES COMPARISON; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH;

EID: 13644251504     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsim.2004.11.005     Document Type: Article

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