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Cell-surface alterations in class IIa bacteriocin-resistant Listeria monocytogenes strains.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Sept 2004
Vadyvaloo Viveka, Arous Safia, Gravesen Anne, Héchard Yann, Chauhan-Haubrock Ramola, Hastings John W, Rautenbach Marina
Abstract excerpt
Strains of the food-borne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes, showing either intermediate or high-level resistance to class IIa bacteriocins, were investigated to determine characteristics that correlated with their sensitivity levels. Two intermediate and one highly resistant spontaneous mutant of L. monocytogenes B73, a highly resistant mutant of L. monocytogenes 412, and a highly resistant, defined (mptA) mutant...
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