Targeting of the central nervous system by Listeria monocytogenes

Virulence

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 213-221

  Disson, Olivier ^a,b   Lecuit, Marc ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; HUMAN; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; MENINGITIS; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RHOMBENCEPHALITIS; TROPISM;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 84862838853     PISSN: 21505594     EISSN: 21505608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/viru.19586     Document Type: Article

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