Evolution is the hallmark of life. Descriptions of the evolution of microorganisms have
provided a wealth of information, but knowledge regarding “what happened” has precluded …

Niches are spaces for the biological units of selection, from cells to complex communities. In
a broad sense,“species” are biological units of individuation. Niches do not exist without …

Both, antibiotic persistence and antibiotic resistance characterize phenotypes of survival in
which a bacterial cell becomes insensitive to one (or even) more antibiotic (s). However, the …

Foodborne pathogens cause many diseases and significantly impact human health and the
economy. Foodborne pathogens mainly include Salmonella spp., Escherichia coli …

Foodborne illnesses represent a significant global health concern. These preventable
diseases lead to substantial mortality and morbidity worldwide. Substantial overlap with food …

The increasing of drug-resistant bacteria and the scanty availability of novel effective
antibacterial agents represent alarming problems of the modern society, which stimulated …

Effective control of foodborne pathogen contamination is a significant challenge to the food
industry, but the development of new antibacterial nanotechnologies offers new …

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

The food processing environments of a newly opened meat processing facility were
sampled in ten visits carried out during its first 1.5 years of activity and analyzed for the …

Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) is frequently detected in ruminants, especially
dairy cattle, and associated with the sporadic and epidemic outbreak of listeriosis in farms. In …