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A Molecular Marker for Evaluating the Pathogenic Potential of Foodborne<i>Listeria monocytogenes</i>
14 May 2004
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BACKGROUND: Internalin mediates entry of Listeria monocytogenes into some human cultured cell lines and crossing of the intestinal barrier in transgenic mice expressing its receptor, human E-cadherin, in enterocytes. The relevance of these findings for humans is challenged by the observation that some L. monocytogenes isolates express a truncated nonfunctional form of internalin. METHODS: We investigated...
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