Listeria monocytogenes has been previously grouped into three evolutionary groups,
termed lineages I, II and III. While lineages I and II are commonly isolated from various …

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) …

Background Listeria monocytogenes is a food-borne pathogen that causes infections with a
high-mortality rate and has served as an invaluable model for intracellular parasitism. Here …

Listeria monocytogenes is a human intracellular pathogen able to colonize host tissues after
ingestion of contaminated food, causing severe invasive infections. In order to gain a better …

ABSTRACT The Gram-positive pathogen Listeria monocytogenes is able to promote its entry
into a diverse range of mammalian host cells by triggering plasma membrane remodeling …

A total of 133 Listeria monocytogenes isolates were characterized by ribotyping and allelic
analysis of the virulence genes hly, actA, and inlA to uncover linkages between independent …

Listeria monocytogenes isolates from human sporadic and epidemic cases (n= 119) and
from animal cases (n= 76) were characterized by automated ribotyping and PCR-restriction …

The gram-positive bacterium Listeria monocytogenes is an ubiquitous, intracellular
pathogen which has been implicated within the past decade as the causative organism in …

Listeria monocytogenes is a public health and food safety challenge due to its virulence and
natural stress resistance phenotypes. The variable distribution of L. monocytogenes …

Listeria monocytogenes is one of the most invasive foodborne pathogens and is responsible
for numerous outbreaks worldwide. Most of the methods to detect this bacterium in food …