Comparative experimental infection of Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria ivanovii in bovine trophoblasts.

Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive, facultative intracellular and invasive bacterium that has tropism to the placenta, and causes fetal morbidity and mortality in several mammalian species. While infection with L. monocytogenes and L. ivanovii are known as important causes of abortion and rep...

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Main Authors: Cláudia E Rocha, Juliana P S Mol, Luize N N Garcia, Luciana F Costa, Renato L Santos, Tatiane A Paixão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5415186?pdf=render