Potential role of L-serine and D-Gluconic acid as carbon sources in Listeria monocytogenes pathogenesis
Purpose: Listeria monocytogenes is highly abundant in nature as a saprophyte and capable to utilize a variety of carbon sources, mainly derived from decaying plants. The transcriptional activator regulator (PrfA) that mediates the expression of virulence genes, is inactive in the presence of nutrien...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-03-01
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Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221010857 |