Zoonoses are diseases transmitted from animals to humans, posing a great threat to the
health and life of people all over the world. According to WHO estimations, 600 million cases …

Galleria mellonella (greater wax moth) larvae are used widely as surrogate infectious
disease models, due to ease of use and the presence of an innate immune system …

Replication-transcription collisions shape genomes, influence evolution, and promote
genetic diseases. Although unclear why, head-on transcription (lagging strand genes) is …

Listeria monocytogenes is the causative agent of listeriosis, a severe foodborne infection.
These bacteria live as soil saprotrophs on decaying plant matter but also as intracellular …

Listeria monocytogenes is an intracellular Gram-positive pathogen and the etiological agent
of listeriosis, a human food-borne disease potentially fatal for certain risk groups. The …

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

Bacterial pathogens that colonize mucosal surfaces have acquired resistance to
antimicrobials that are abundant at these sites. One of the main antimicrobials present on …

Listeria monocytogenes is a public health and food safety challenge due to its virulence and
natural stress resistance phenotypes. The variable distribution of L. monocytogenes …

Listeria monocytogenes is an intracellular bacterium responsible for a disease characterized
by several clinical features, such as septicemia, brain infection, abortion, and perinatal …

The dramatic rise in the incidence of antibiotic resistance demands that new therapeutic
options will have to be developed. One potentially interesting class of antimicrobials are the …