The arsenal of virulence factors deployed by Listeria monocytogenes to promote its cell infection cycle

A Camejo, F Carvalho, O Reis, E Leitão, S Sousa… - Virulence, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Listeria monocytogenes is an intracellular Gram-positive pathogen and the etiological agent
of listeriosis, a human food-borne disease potentially fatal for certain risk groups. The …

[HTML][HTML] How Listeria monocytogenes organizes its surface for virulence

F Carvalho, S Sousa, D Cabanes - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive pathogen responsible for the manifestation of
human listeriosis, an opportunistic foodborne disease with an associated high mortality rate …

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 …

Molecular Determinants of Listeria monocytogenes Virulence

O Dussurget, J Pizarro-Cerda, P Cossart - Annu. Rev. Microbiol., 2004 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Listeria monocytogenes is the etiological agent of listeriosis, a severe human
foodborne infection characterized by gastroenteritis, meningitis, encephalitis, abortions, and …

Listeria Pathogenesis and Molecular Virulence Determinants

JA Vázquez-Boland, M Kuhn, P Berche… - Clinical microbiology …, 2001 - Am Soc Microbiol
The gram-positive bacterium Listeria monocytogenes is the causative agent of listeriosis, a
highly fatal opportunistic foodborne infection. Pregnant women, neonates, the elderly, and …

Listeria monocytogenes: towards a complete picture of its physiology and pathogenesis

L Radoshevich, P Cossart - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2018 - nature.com
Listeria monocytogenes is a food-borne pathogen responsible for a disease called
listeriosis, which is potentially lethal in immunocompromised individuals. This bacterium, first …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

The cell biology of Listeria monocytogenes infection: the intersection of bacterial pathogenesis and cell-mediated immunity

DA Portnoy, V Auerbuch, IJ Glomski - The Journal of cell biology, 2002 - rupress.org
Listeria monocytogenes has emerged as a remarkably tractable pathogen to dissect basic
aspects of cell biology, intracellular pathogenesis, and innate and acquired immunity. In …

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 …

Illuminating the landscape of host–pathogen interactions with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes

P Cossart - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Listeria monocytogenes has, in 25 y, become a model in infection biology. Through the
analysis of both its saprophytic life and infectious process, new concepts in microbiology …