The Opportunistic Pathogen Listeria monocytogenes: Pathogenicity and Interaction with the Mucosal Immune System
Listeria monocytogenes is an opportunistic foodborne pathogen causing listeriosis, an often fatal infection leading to meningitis, sepsis, or infection of the fetus and abortion in susceptible individuals. It was recently found that the bacterium can also cause acute, self-limiting febrile gastroent...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2010-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Inflammation |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/704321 |
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