Why Are Some <named-content content-type="genus-species">Listeria monocytogenes</named-content> Genotypes More Likely To Cause Invasive (Brain, Placental) Infection?

ABSTRACT Although all isolates of the foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes are considered to be pathogenic, epidemiological evidence indicates that certain serovar 4b lineages are more likely to cause severe invasive (neuromeningeal, maternal-fetal) listeriosis. Recently described as L. monocyt...

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Main Authors: José A. Vázquez-Boland, Martin Wagner, Mariela Scortti
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/80196cb4ce5b4d8ba8ecdb36b9f22eed
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