ISOLATION OF LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES FROM AN OESTRUS OVIS LARVA HARVESTED FROM A SHEEP WITH LISTERIA ENCEPHALITIS

Abstract

Listeria monocytogenes type 1 was isolated from a larva of 0estrus ovis removed from a sheep suffering from listeria encephalitis. Biological and serological studies were made on the isolate, which was called strain K16 by the authors. The possible role of Oestrus ovis in the spread of natural infection of L. monocytogenes among sheep was discussed