<it>Listeria monocytogenes </it>virulence factor Listeriolysin O favors bacterial growth in co-culture with the ciliate <it>Tetrahymena pyriformis</it>, causes protozoan encystment and promotes bacterial survival inside cysts
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The gram-positive pathogenic bacterium <it>Listeria monocytogenes </it>is widely spread in the nature. <it>L. monocytogenes </it>was reported to be isolated from soil, water, sewage and sludge. Listeriolysin O...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-01-01
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| Series: | BMC Microbiology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/10/26 |