Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogen of significant concern in many ready to eat foods due
to its ability to survive and multiply even under significant environmental stresses. Listeriosis …

Listeria monocytogenes is a model organism for cellular microbiology and host–pathogen
interaction studies and an important food-borne pathogen widespread in the environment …

The major virulence cluster of Listeria monocytogenes harbors six virulence genes that
encode proteins critical for the intracellular life cycle of this human and animal pathogen. In …

Background Listeria monocytogenes is a widespread foodborne pathogen that can cause
listeriosis, a potentially fatal infection. L. monocytogenes is subdivided into four phylogenetic …

Listeria monocytogenes consists of at least 4 evolutionary lineages (I, II, III, and IV) with
different but overlapping ecological niches. Most L. monocytogenes isolates seem to belong …

To probe the evolution and phylogeny of Listeria monocytogenes from defined host species
and environments, L. monocytogenes isolates from human (n= 60) and animal (n= 30) …

Listeria monocytogenes is a food-borne bacterial pathogen that causes a wide spectrum of
diseases, such as meningitis, septicemia, abortion, and gastroenteritis, in humans and …

Listeria monocytogenes causes listeriosis, a disease characterized by a high mortality rate
(up to 30%). Since the pathogen is highly tolerant to changing conditions (high and low …

Studies that aimed to unravel the mechanisms of Listeria monocytogenes pathogenicity and
its interaction with hosts on the cellular, molecular, and genetic levels were initiated about …

Listeria monocytogenes is a serious food-borne pathogen that can cause invasive disease
in humans and other animals and has been the leading cause of food recalls due to …