Making sense of the biodiversity and virulence of Listeria monocytogenes

O Disson, A Moura, M Lecuit - Trends in microbiology, 2021 - cell.com
Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen responsible for listeriosis, an infection that
can manifest in humans as bacteremia, meningoencephalitis in immunocompromised …

Pathogenicity and virulence of Listeria monocytogenes: A trip from environmental to medical microbiology

JJ Quereda, A Morón-García, C Palacios-Gorba… - Virulence, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Listeria monocytogenes is a saprophytic gram-positive bacterium, and an opportunistic
foodborne pathogen that can produce listeriosis in humans and animals. It has evolved an …

A New Perspective on Listeria monocytogenes Evolution

M Ragon, T Wirth, F Hollandt, R Lavenir… - PLoS …, 2008 - journals.plos.org
Listeria monocytogenes is a model organism for cellular microbiology and host–pathogen
interaction studies and an important food-borne pathogen widespread in the environment …

Listeria monocytogenes: a multifaceted model

M Hamon, H Bierne, P Cossart - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2006 - nature.com
The opportunistic intracellular pathogen Listeria monocytogenes has become a paradigm
for the study of host–pathogen interactions and bacterial adaptation to mammalian hosts …

New insights into determinants of Listeria monocytogenes virulence

O Dussurget - International review of cell and molecular biology, 2008 - Elsevier
Listeria monocytogenes is the causative agent of human listeriosis, a potentially fatal
foodborne infection. Clinical manifestations range from febrile gastroenteritis to more severe …

Listeria monocytogenes—How This Pathogen Uses Its Virulence Mechanisms to Infect the Hosts

J Osek, K Wieczorek - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Listeriosis is a serious food-borne illness, especially in susceptible populations, including
children, pregnant women, and elderlies. The disease can occur in two forms: non-invasive …

Microbe Profile: Listeria monocytogenes: a paradigm among intracellular bacterial pathogens

J Pizarro-Cerdá, P Cossart - Microbiology, 2019 - microbiologyresearch.org
Listeria monocytogenes is a food-borne bacterial pathogen that is responsible for listeriosis,
a disease characterized by occasional febrile gastroenteritis in immunocompetent …

Identification, subtyping and virulence determination of Listeria monocytogenes, an important foodborne pathogen

D Liu - Journal of medical microbiology, 2006 - microbiologyresearch.org
Listeria monocytogenes is an opportunistic intracellular pathogen that has become an
important cause of human foodborne infections worldwide. Given its close relationship to …

Listeria monocytogenes Virulence, Antimicrobial Resistance and Environmental Persistence: A Review

LT Matereke, AI Okoh - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
Listeria monocytogenes is a ubiquitous opportunistic pathogen responsible for the well-
known listeriosis disease. This bacterium has become a common contaminant of food …

New Aspects Regarding Evolution and Virulence of Listeria monocytogenes Revealed by Comparative Genomics and DNA Arrays

M Doumith, C Cazalet, N Simoes, L Frangeul… - Infection and …, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
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 …