title: Factors influencing the ability of Listeria monocytogenes to pass through a membrane filter by active infiltration.
abstract: Listeria monocytogenes infiltrated the reticulate structure of a membrane filter and passed through a filter with pore sizes of 0.45 microm and 0.2 microm in 6 to 24 h and 5 to 6 days, respectively. Flagellar motility and expansive pressure generated by the growing bacterial population were indicated as the driving forces of infiltration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Disease Control and International Medicine, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata 951-8510, Japan.
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakazawa
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: Yoji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Michinori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Terao
authors.forename: Tohey
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuyama
mesh_terms: D003470:Culture Media; D005374:Filtration / Q000295:instrumentation; D005407:Flagella / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D008851:Micropore Filters / Q000382:microbiology*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D013242:Sterilization / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media