How Listeria monocytogenes organizes its surface for virulence

Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive pathogen responsible for the manifestation of human listeriosis, an opportunistic foodborne disease with an associated high mortality rate. The key to the pathogenesis of listeriosis is the capacity of this bacterium to trigger its internalization by non-pha...

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Main Author: Carvalho, F (author)
Other Authors: Sousa, S (author), Cabanes, D (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins/genetics
Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins/metabolism
Bacterial Secretion Systems
Cell Membrane/metabolism
Cell Wall/metabolism
Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Humans
Listeria monocytogenes/pathogenicity
Listeria monocytogenes/physiology
Listeriosis/microbiology
Protein Transport
Virulence/genetics
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10216/114512
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/114512

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http://hdl.handle.net/10216/114512

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