Definition of genetically distinct attenuation mechanisms in naturally virulence-attenuated Listeria monocytogenes by comparative cell culture and molecular characterization

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 3900-3910

  Roberts, Angela ^a   Chan, Yvonne ^a   Wiedmann, Martin ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; DISEASES; GENES; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; TOXICITY; VIRUSES;

FOODBORNE PATHOGENS; GENETIC MECHANISMS; HEMOLYTIC ACTIVITY; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; LISTERIOLYSIN; LISTERIOLYSIN O; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

PATHOLOGY; VIRULENCE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEMOLYSIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHENOTYPE; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CELLS, CULTURED; ERYTHROCYTES; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MACROPHAGES; MICE; PEPTIDE TERMINATION FACTORS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 22144477232     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.7.3900-3910.2005     Document Type: Article

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