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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Cepeda JA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1479178 | biostudies-literature | 2006 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of clinical microbiology 20060501 5
A strain of Listeria monocytogenes recovered from blood and cerebrospinal fluid had no detectable catalase activity, a characteristic used for primary identification. The sporadic occurrence of pathogenic catalase-negative strains highlights the need for a reconsideration of diagnostic criteria and questions the role of catalase in the pathogenesis of listeria infection. ...[more]