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Evaluation of phenotypic markers associated with pathogenicity in the genus Listeria.
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo - 1 Jan 2000
Nunes Z das G, Hofer E
Abstract excerpt
A total of 130 Listeria strains were tested in order to evaluate lecithinase production and capacity for Congo red adsorption as markers of pathogenicity. The strains were identified according to acid production from sugars and by the CAMP test and the data were correlated with the ability to produce keratoconjunctivitis in guinea pigs. L. monocytogenes cultures presented 51.8% and 88.8% positivity rates for...
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