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

The virulence potential of 51 Listeria monocytogenes isolates, including strains from cheese, cheese production environments and from human cases of listeriosis, was evaluated in this study. The isolates were used to infect HT-29 cell monolayers in an in vitro test of virulence, based on a plaque-fo...

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Main Author: Neves, Elsa (author)
Other Authors: Silva, Ana Carla (author), Roche, Sylvie M. (author), Velge, Philippe (author), Brito, Luísa (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/5517
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/5517