Rate of Listeria monocytogenes shedding from frogs.
Leopard frogs (Rana pipiens) were orally inoculated with Listeria monocytogenes. Most listeriae were shed 3-6 days after inoculation. The evidence indicated that the listeriae did not multiply in frogs and were unable to become established in the gastrointestinal tract.
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D006799:Housing, Animal; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D011894:Rana pipiens / Q000382:microbiology*; D014871:Water Microbiology