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Molecular determinants of Listeria monocytogenes virulence.
Annual review of microbiology - 1 Jan 2004
Dussurget Olivier, Pizarro-Cerda Javier, Cossart Pascale
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Listeria monocytogenes is the etiological agent of listeriosis, a severe human foodborne infection characterized by gastroenteritis, meningitis, encephalitis, abortions, and perinatal infections. This gram-positive bacterium is a facultative intracellular pathogen that induces its own uptake into nonphagocytic cells and spreads from cell to cell using an actin-based motility process. This review covers both...
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