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An iron-dependent mutant of Listeria monocytogenes of attenuated virulence.
FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Nov 1995
Rouquette C, Bolla J M, Berche P
Abstract excerpt
A bank of Tn917-insertional mutants from the facultative intracellular pathogen Listeria monocytogenes was screened by an original method based on bacterial growth on synthetic medium under iron-limiting conditions. One mutant, whose in vitro growth in synthetic medium was specifically dependent upon the availability of iron in its environment, was isolated and characterized. The insertional event occurred in a...
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