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

Improved control measures starting in the 1990s have greatly reduced the prevalence of L.
monocytogenes in many food categories, particularly in meats and meat products. However …

Benzalkonium chlorides (BACs) are chemicals with widespread applications due to their
broad-spectrum antimicrobial properties against bacteria, fungi, and viruses. This review …

Food safety criteria for Listeria monocytogenes in ready‐to‐eat (RTE) foods have been
applied from 2006 onwards (Commission Regulation (EC) 2073/2005). Still, human invasive …

Listeria monocytogenes is an opportunistic pathogen that has been involved in several
deadly illness outbreaks. Future outbreaks may be more difficult to manage because of the …

Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) is a major human and animal foodborne pathogen. Here we
show that hypervirulent Lm clones, particularly CC1, are strongly associated with dairy …

Highlights•Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) are disinfectants used in many
applications.•Bacteria exposed to sub-inhibitory QAC concentrations develop …

Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen that causes a life-threatening disease in
humans known as listeriosis. Contamination of food during processing is the main route of …

The foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes is a highly adaptable organism that can
persist in a wide range of environmental and food-related niches. The consumption of …

The antibacterial effect of disinfectants is crucial for the control of Listeria monocytogenes in
food processing environments. Tolerance of L. monocytogenes to sublethal levels of …