Survival and biofilm formation of Listeria monocytogenes in simulated vaginal fluid: influence of pH and strain origin

Listeria monocytogenes, the agent responsible for listeriosis, can be transmitted from mother to fetus/neonates by vertical transmission, transplacentally or during passage through the birth canal. The purpose of this study was to investigate the survival and biofilm formation of L. monocytogenes (i...

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Autor principal: Borges, Sandra F. (author)
Outros Autores: Silva, Joana G.L (author), Teixeira, Paula (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2012
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/7968
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ucp.pt:10400.14/7968