Listeriosis due to infection with a catalase-negative strain of Listeria monocytogenes.

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Cepeda JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1479178 | biostudies-literature | 2006 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature