Listeria monocytogenes is a facultative intracellular bacterium that has the capacity to enter,
survive, and multiply not only in phagocytic but also in nonphagocytic cells, and to cross a …

Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive, facultative intracellular bacterium that causes
invasive, often fatal, disease in susceptible hosts. As a foodborne pathogen, the bacterium …

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 is an opportunistic intracellular pathogen that has become an
important cause of human foodborne infections worldwide. Given its close relationship to …

Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen responsible for listeriosis, an infection that
can manifest in humans as bacteremia, meningoencephalitis in immunocompromised …

Listeria monocytogenes is an opportunistic foodborne pathogen that encompasses a
diversity of strains with varied virulence. The ability to rapidly determine the pathogenic …

Listeria monocytogenes, a foodborne intracellular pathogen, is responsible for about 300
deaths every year in the USA. It has the ability to escape host defense mechanisms and …

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 is a saprophytic gram-positive bacterium, and an opportunistic
foodborne pathogen that can produce listeriosis in humans and animals. It has evolved an …

Serotyping is a universally accepted subtyping method for Listeria monocytogenes.
Identification of the strain serotype permits differentiation between important food-borne …