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

Our investigation focused on foodborne outbreaks related to meat and meat products,
published in peer-reviewed journals in the period 1980–2015. Most of the outbreaks …

Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive pathogenic bacterium which can be found in soil
or water. Infection with the organism can develop after ingestion of contaminated food …

Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen that contaminates food-processing
environments and persists within biofilms on equipment, utensils, floors, and drains …

Background. Listeriosis is a serious foodborne infection. Outbreaks of listeriosis occur rarely,
but have often proved difficult to solve. In June 2014, we detected and investigated a …

Listeria monocytogenes, a causative agent of listeriosis, is a major foodborne pathogen.
Among pathogens, L. monocytogenes stands out for its unique ecological and physiological …

Estimates of the economic costs associated with foodborne disease are important to inform
public health decision-making. In 2008, 57 cases of listeriosis and 24 deaths in Canada …

Listeria monocytogenes is an etiologic agent of listeriosis, and has emerged as an important
foodborne pathogen worldwide. In this study, the molecular characteristics of 155 L …

Listeria monocytogenes contaminated processing equipment and the general packing
environment have been implicated in deadly foodborne listeriosis outbreaks, highlighting …

Listeria monocytogenes has been implicated in numerous outbreaks and related deaths of
listeriosis. In food production, L. monocytogenes occurs in raw food material and above all …