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PrimaryListeria monocytogenes infection in gestating mice

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The facultative intracellular Gram-positive bacteriumListeria monocytogenes is a food-borne pathogen of frequently underestimated importance. Pregnant women represent the high-risk group forL. monocytogenes infection. Abortion, stillbirth or neonatal infection can be the serious outcome of such an infection. Recovery from listeriosis, resistance mechanisms of the host and the effect ofL. monocytogenes on fetal development still remain to be fully understood. The results of our experiments showed an increased susceptibility of gestating BALB/c mice to primaryL. monocytogenes infection. The duration of listeriosis in gestating animals was almost twice longer than in the control group. Furthermore, it was clearly shown that the detrimental effect ofL. monocytogenes on fetal development was more pronounced if the infection was acquired earlier during gestation.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Medical Faculty, University of Rijeka, HR-51000, Rijeka, Croatia

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Abram, M., Dorić, M. PrimaryListeria monocytogenes infection in gestating mice. Folia Microbiol 42, 65–71 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02898648

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