Characterization of virulence properties of Listeria monocytogenes serotype 4b strains of different origins

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 242-248

  Werbrouck, H ^a   Botteldoorn, N ^a   Ceelen, L ^b   Decostere, A ^b   Uyttendaele, M ^b   Herman, L ^a   Van Coillie, E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

A J mice; Gastric fluid resistance; Heterogeneity in virulence; Intragastric inoculation; Listeria monocytogenes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VIVO STUDY; INLB GENE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STOMACH JUICE; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GASTRIC ACID; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LISTERIA INFECTIONS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LIVER; MICE; SEROTYPING; SPLEEN; VIRULENCE;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MUS;

EID: 43049105815     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2008.01127.x     Document Type: Article

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