Characterization of isolates of Listeria monocytogenes from sludge using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and virulence assays

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1380-1388

  Kerouanton, A ^a   Roche, S M ^b,c   Marault, M ^a   Velge, P ^b,c   Pourcher, A M ^d   Brisabois, A ^a   Federighi, M ^e   Garrec, N ^d  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

^b UR1282   (France)

^c 1FR 136 Agent Transmissible et Infectiologie   (France)

^d Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement et de l'Amenagement   (France)

^e LUNAM UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Listeria monocytogenes; PFGE subtyping; Sludge; Virulence assay

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ASSAYS; ELECTROPHORESIS; HEALTH HAZARDS; LISTERIA; PATHOGENS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; IN-VITRO; L.MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PFGE SUBTYPING; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SLUDGE; SUBTYPINGS; VIRULENCE ASSAY; VITRO AND IN VIVO;

HEALTH RISKS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; DISEASE SPREAD; ELECTROKINESIS; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RODENT; SANITATION; SLUDGE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VIRULENCE;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOOD; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MOLECULAR TYPING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLAQUE FORMING CELL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SAMPLE; SEROTYPING; SLUDGE; VIRUS CULTURE;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 77949352244     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04531.x     Document Type: Article

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