Molecular and cell biology studies of infection have proven L. monocytogenes to be a versatile pathogen that deploys unique strategies to invade different cell types, survive and move inside …

As L. monocytogenes is able to cross the placenta, listeriosis is a major cause of perinatal and neonatal disease, typically resulting in abortion. Pathogenesis. When ingested with …

Jul 4, 2023 · Listeria monocytogenes is a facultative, intracellular, gram-positive rod that is responsible for causing the infection listeriosis. Listeria causes severe infection in the elderly, …

Nov 20, 2023 · Listeria monocytogenes is an important bacterial pathogen in immunosuppressed patients, individuals at the extremes of age including neonates and older adults, pregnant …

Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen that is the causative agent of the human disease, listeriosis. It is primarily a ubiquitous environmental saprophyte found in many …

Listeria monocytogenes was first identified by Murray, Webb, and Swann in 1924, as a gram-positive bacillus responsible for epidemic cases of mononucleosis, a disease affecting …

Nov 27, 2017 · Listeria monocytogenes is a food-borne pathogen that primarily afflicts immunocompromised individuals and can provoke septicaemia, meningitis and fetal infection …

Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive bacterium responsible for severe infections in human and a large variety of animal species. It is a facultative intracellular pathogen which invades …

Our current view of the pathophysiology of listeriosis derives largely from studies with the mouse infection model. Pathogenic listeriae enter the host primarily through the intestine. The liver is …

Listeria monocytogenes is one of the most invasive foodborne pathogens and is responsible for numerous outbreaks worldwide. Most of the methods to detect this bacterium in food require …