Listeria monocytogenes in foods

K Jordan, O McAuliffe - Advances in food and nutrition research, 2018 - Elsevier
Listeria monocytogenes causes listeriosis, a rare foodborne disease with a mortality rate of
20%–30%. The elderly and immunocompromised are particularly susceptible to listeriosis …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial blue light versus pathogenic bacteria: mechanism, application in the food industry, hurdle technologies and potential resistance

J Hadi, S Wu, G Brightwell - Foods, 2020 - mdpi.com
Blue light primarily exhibits antimicrobial activity through the activation of endogenous
photosensitizers, which leads to the formation of reactive oxygen species that attack …

Microbiological survey and occurrence of bacterial foodborne pathogens in raw and ready-to-eat green leafy vegetables marketed in Tehran, Iran

M Azimirad, B Nadalian, H Alavifard… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fresh leafy (FL) and ready-to-eat (RTE) vegetables are recognized as an important source
of foodborne disease outbreaks worldwide. Currently, there are no data available for the …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and methodologies for detection, characterization and subtyping of Listeria monocytogenes and L. ivanovii in foods and environmental sources

JQ Chen, P Regan, P Laksanalamai, S Healey… - Food Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Listeria monocytogenes, one of the most important foodborne pathogens, can cause
listeriosis, a lethal disease for humans. L. ivanovii, which is closely related to L …

Occurrence, serotypes, and characteristics of Listeria monocytogenes in meat and meat products in South Africa between 2014 and 2016

I Matle, KR Mbatha, O Lentsoane… - Journal of Food …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Listeria monocytogenes is an intracellular pathogen that causes life‐threatening disease
called listeriosis. However, in South Africa (SA), there is a dearth of information concerning …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of hurdle approaches using conventional and moderate thermal processing technologies for microbial inactivation in fruit and vegetable products

A Soni, G Brightwell - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Thermal processing of packaged fruit and vegetable products is targeted at eliminating
microbial contaminants (related to spoilage or pathogenicity) and extending shelf life using …

Antimicrobial resistance and virulence profile of enterococci isolated from poultry and cattle sources in Nigeria

EO Ngbede, MA Raji, CN Kwanashie… - Tropical animal health …, 2017 - Springer
This study investigated the occurrence, antimicrobial resistance and virulence of
Enterococcus from poultry and cattle farms. Three hundred and ninety samples …

Citral and linalool nanoemulsions: impact of synergism and ripening inhibitors on the stability and antibacterial activity against Listeria monocytogenes

A Prakash, V Vadivel - Journal of food science and technology, 2020 - Springer
The present work explored the influence of individual and combinations of citral and linalool
along with different Ostwald ripening inhibitors on the nanoemulsion stability and their …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic characteristics and virulence of Listeria monocytogenes isolated from fresh vegetables in China

M Chen, Y Chen, Q Wu, J Zhang, J Cheng, F Li… - BMC microbiology, 2019 - Springer
Background Ready-to-eat (RTE) vegetables have become increasingly popular along with
the trend of moving towards a healthy lifestyle. However, RTE vegetables are at a higher risk …

Listeria monocytogenes in the Food Processing Environment

K Jordan, K Hunt, A Lourenco, V Pennone - Current Clinical Microbiology …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen that causes
listeriosis, a relatively rare but potentially fatal disease with a 19% mortality rate and a 99 …