The acquisition process of antibiotic resistance in an otherwise susceptible organism is
shaped by the ecology of the species. Unlike other relevant human pathogens, Listeria …

Due to the multiplicity of antibiotics, infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria did not
represent a medical problem until the early 1980s. However, evolution of bacteria towards …

Abstract Background The genus Listeria includes two closely related pathogenic and non-
pathogenic species, L. monocytogenes and L. innocua. L. monocytogenes is an …

Susceptibility to antibiotics of 4,816 clinical L. monocytogenes strains isolated since 1926
was studied, and the temporal evolution of susceptibility to antibiotics was analyzed through …

Background Large-scale studies are needed to clarify antimicrobial resistance in the
foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) and the effectiveness of listeriosis …

The surface molecule InlA interacts with E-cadherin to promote invasion of Listeria
monocytogenes into selected host cells. DNA sequencing of inlA for 40 L. monocytogenes …

Background Bacterial pathogens often show significant intraspecific variations in ecological
fitness, host preference and pathogenic potential to cause infectious disease. The species of …

Abstract Background The bacterium Listeria monocytogenes is a saprotroph as well as an
opportunistic human foodborne pathogen, which has previously been shown to consist of at …

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 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 …