Investigation of specific substitutions in virulence genes characterizing phenotypic groups of low-virulence field strains of Listeria monocytogenes

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 6039-6048

  Roche, S M ^a   Gracieux, P ^a   Milohanic, E ^b   Albert, I ^c   Virlogeux Payant, I ^a   Temoin S ^a   Grepinet O ^a   Kerouanton, A ^d   Jacquet, C ^b   Cossart, P ^b   Velge, P ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^d Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOASSAY; BIOCHEMISTRY; ENZYMES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

GENOTYPIC MODIFICATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PHOSPHOLIPASE; PLAQUE-FORMING ASSAYS;

GENES;

DNA; PHOSPHOLIPASE C;

MICROBIOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL CULTURE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PLCA GENE; PLCB GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRFA GENE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL LINE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LISTERIA INFECTIONS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE TERMINATION FACTORS; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VIRULENCE;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 26844540701     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.10.6039-6048.2005     Document Type: Article

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