Listeria monocytogenes is an opportunistic foodborne pathogen responsible for listeriosis, a
potentially fatal foodborne disease. Many different Listeria strains and serotypes exist, but a …

Listeria monocytogenes is an opportunistic foodborne pathogen responsible for listeriosis, a
potentially fatal foodborne disease. Many different Listeria strains and serotypes exist, but a …

Abstract Background The bacterial genus Listeria contains pathogenic and non-pathogenic
species, including the pathogens L. monocytogenes and L. ivanovii, both of which carry …

The opportunistic intracellular foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes has become a
paradigm for the study of host-pathogen interactions and bacterial adaptation to mammalian …

Listeria monocytogenes is a food-borne pathogen with a high mortality rate that has also
emerged as a paradigm for intracellularparasitism. We present and compare the genome …

Background Listeria consists of both pathogenic and non-pathogenic species. Reports of
similarities between the genomic content between some pathogenic and non-pathogenic …

Listeria monocytogenes is the major causative agent of the foodborne illness listeriosis.
Listeriosis presents as flu-like symptoms in healthy individuals, and can be fatal for children …

Listeria monocytogenes is an anthropogenic microorganism that is capable of surviving and
replicating in soil, on abiotic surfaces, livestock, wild life, and in humans. Its ability to persist …

Background Listeria monocytogenes is an important food-borne pathogen and model
organism for host-pathogen interaction, thus representing an invaluable target considering …

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