Evidence for the N-Acetylglucosaminidase Activity of a Cell Wall-associated Autolysin ISPC and its Suitability as a Diagnostic Marker for 'Listeria Monocytogenes' Serotype 4B
Listeria monocytogenes is the etiological agent of a life-threatening, opportunistic infection caused by the ingestion of contaminated foods. Although L. monocytogenes is divided into 13 serotypes, 98% of human illness is caused by serotype 1/2a, 1/2b and 4b strains, with serotype 4b accounting for...
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Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10393/23629 http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-6297 |