Highly Invasive Listeria monocytogenes Strains Have Growth and Invasion Advantages in Strain Competition.

Multiple Listeria monocytogenes strains can be present in the same food sample; moreover, infection with more than one L. monocytogenes strain can also occur. In this study we investigated the impact of strain competition on the growth and in vitro virulence potential of L. monocytogenes. We identif...

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Main Authors: Evangelia A Zilelidou, Kathrin Rychli, Evanthia Manthou, Luminita Ciolacu, Martin Wagner, Panagiotis N Skandamis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141617