Virulence of Listeria monocytogenes isolated from the cheese dairy environment, other foods and clinical cases

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 411-415

  Neves, Elsa ^a,b   Silva, Ana Carla ^a   Roche, Sylvie M ^c   Velge, Philippe ^c   Brito, Luisa ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^b Quinta da Arreinela de Cima   (Portugal)

^c UR1282   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELL STRAIN HT29; CHEESEMAKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY INDUSTRY; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; MILK; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 42149099333     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47672-0     Document Type: Article

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