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Investigation of the mechanisms by which Listeria monocytogenes grows in porcine gallbladder bile.
Infection and immunity - 1 Jan 2011
Dowd Georgina C, Joyce Susan A, Hill Colin, Gahan Cormac G M
Abstract excerpt
The food-borne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes is known to colonize the lumen of the gallbladder in infected mice and to grow rapidly in this environment (J. Hardy et al., Science 303:851-853, 2004). However, relatively little is known about the mechanisms utilized by the pathogen to survive and grow in this location. We utilized gallbladder bile (GB bile) isolated directly from porcine gallbladders as an ex vivo...
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