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A naturally occurring prfA truncation in a Listeria monocytogenes field strain contributes to reduced replication and cell-to-cell spread.
Veterinary microbiology - 31 Aug 2015
Rupp Sebastian, Aguilar-Bultet Lisandra, Jagannathan Vidhya, Guldimann Claudia, Drögemüller Cord, Pfarrer Christiane, Vidondo Beatriz, Seuberlich Torsten, Frey Joachim, Oevermann Anna
Abstract excerpt
Listeria (L.) monocytogenes is an environmental bacterium that may become an intracellular pathogen upon ingestion to cause gastroenteritis, septicaemia, abortions, and/or fatal infections of the central nervous system. We here describe a L. monocytogenes field strain (JF5171) isolated from a bovine placenta in the context of abortion, which exhibited attenuation in bovine brain-slice cultures. The whole genome...
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