Listeria Pathogenesis and Molecular Virulence Determinants
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Listeria pathogenesis and molecular virulence determinants.
The gram-positive bacterium Listeria monocytogenes is the causative agent of listeriosis, a highly fatal opportunistic foodborne infection. Pregnant women, neonates, the elderly, and debilitated or immunocompromised patients in general are predominantly affected, although the disease can also develop in normal individuals. Clinical manifestations of invasive listeriosis are usually severe and i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Microbiology Reviews
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0893-8512,1098-6618
DOI: 10.1128/cmr.14.3.584-640.2001