Of the many pathogens that infect humans and animals, a large number use cells of the host
organism as protected sites for replication. To reach the relevant intracellular compartments …

The gram-positive bacterium Listeria monocytogenes is the causative agent of listeriosis, a
highly fatal opportunistic foodborne infection. Pregnant women, neonates, the elderly, and …

The cell wall envelope of gram-positive bacteria is a macromolecular, exoskeletal organelle
that is assembled and turned over at designated sites. The cell wall also functions as a …

Successful establishment of infection by bacterial pathogens requires adhesion to host cells,
colonization of tissues, and in certain cases, cellular invasion—followed by intracellular …

Invasive bacteria actively induce their own uptake by phagocytosis in normally
nonphagocytic cells and then either establish a protected niche within which they survive …

Most strains of uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) encode filamentous adhesive
organelles called type 1 pili. We have determined that the type 1 pilus adhesin, FimH …

Completely revised, this third edition of a bestseller incorporates findings to present readers
with a complete overview of foodborne listeriosis, including information on listeriosis in …

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

Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterial pathogen that promotes its internalization into host
epithelial cells. Interaction between the bacterial surface molecules InlA and InlB and their …

The Listeria monocytogenes surface protein InlB promotes bacterial entry into mammalian
cells. Here, we identify a cellular surface receptor required for InlB-mediated entry …