Fresh-cut apples, being rich in antioxidants and other nutrients, have emerged as popular
snacks in restaurants, at home, and in school lunch programs, partially due to freshness …

Comprehending bacterial genomic variation linked to distinct environments can yield novel
insights into mechanisms underlying differential adaptation and transmission of microbes …

Listeria (L.) monocytogenes is of global concern for food safety as the listeriosis-causing
pathogen is widely distributed in the food processing environments, where it can survive for …

The establishment of Listeria (L.) monocytogenes within food processing environments
constitutes a significant public health concern. This versatile bacterium demonstrates an …

Listeriosis is a serious infectious disease with one of the highest case fatality rates (ca. 20%)
among the diseases manifested from bacterial foodborne pathogens in humans, while dairy …

Controlling Listeria in produce packinghouses can be challenging due to the large number
of potential contamination routes. For example, repeated isolation of the same Listeria …

Small-and medium-sized dairy processing facilities (SMDFs) may face unique challenges
with respect to controlling Listeria in their processing environments, eg, due to limited …

Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) is ubiquitous in nature and known for its ability to contaminate
foods during production processes. Near real-time monitoring of whole genome sequences …

The foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes is differentiated into four distinct lineages
which differ in their virulence. It remains unknown, however, whether the four lineages also …

The persistence of the foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes in food processing
facilities may be facilitated by the formation of multi-species biofilms by environmental …