Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive facultative intracellular pathogen that can cause
severe invasive infections upon ingestion with contaminated food. Clinically, listerial …

The intestinal mucosal barrier is composed of epithelial cells that are protected by an
overlying host-secreted mucous layer and functions as the first line of defence against …

Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen responsible for listeriosis, an infection that
can manifest in humans as bacteremia, meningoencephalitis in immunocompromised …

Biofilm formation is an integral part of the microbial life cycle in nature. In food processing
environments, bacterial transmissions occur primarily through raw or undercooked foods …

Phagocytosis is a fundamental process of cells to capture and ingest foreign particles. Small
unicellular organisms such as free-living amoeba use this process to acquire food. In …

Motile cells extend a leading edge by assembling a branched network of actin filaments that
produces physical force as the polymers grow beneath the plasma membrane. A core set of …

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

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

Bacterial pathogens employ a number of genetic strategies to cause infection and,
occasionally, disease in their hosts. Many of these virulence factors and their regulatory …

Cell Movements vividly describes how complex movements can arise from the properties
and behaviors of biological molecules. This second edition is updated throughout with …