Genetic characterization of Listeria monocytogenes food isolates and pathogenic potential within serovars 1/2a and 1/2b

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 454-461

  Cabrita, Paula ^a   Correia, Sónia ^a   Ferreira Dias, Suzana ^a   Brito, Luisa ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

LD 50; Lineages; Listeria monocytogenes; MTD; PCR; Serovars 1 2a and 1 2b; Typing; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHICKEN; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEAT; MILK; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SEROTYPE;

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

EID: 4043178358     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0723202041438518     Document Type: Article

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