The Role of Stress and Stress Adaptations in Determining the Fate of the Bacterial Pathogen Listeria monocytogenes in the Food Chain

K NicAogáin, CP O'Byrne - Frontiers in microbiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
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 arsenal of virulence factors deployed by Listeria monocytogenes to promote its cell infection cycle

A Camejo, F Carvalho, O Reis, E Leitão, S Sousa… - Virulence, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

EDGAR 2.0: an enhanced software platform for comparative gene content analyses

J Blom, J Kreis, S Spänig, T Juhre… - Nucleic acids …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The rapidly increasing availability of microbial genome sequences has led to a growing
demand for bioinformatics software tools that support the functional analysis based on the …

The Listeria transcriptional landscape from saprophytism to virulence

A Toledo-Arana, O Dussurget, G Nikitas, N Sesto… - Nature, 2009 - nature.com
The bacterium Listeria monocytogenes is ubiquitous in the environment and can lead to
severe food-borne infections. It has recently emerged as a multifaceted model in …

[HTML][HTML] Mixed species biofilms of Listeria monocytogenes and Lactobacillus plantarum show enhanced resistance to benzalkonium chloride and peracetic acid

S Van der Veen, T Abee - International journal of food microbiology, 2011 - Elsevier
We investigated the formation of single and mixed species biofilms of Listeria
monocytogenes strains EGD-e and LR-991, with Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1 as …

Listeria monocytogenes: survival and adaptation in the gastrointestinal tract

CGM Gahan, C Hill - Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes has the capacity to survive and grow in a
diverse range of natural environments. The transition from a food environment to the …

[HTML][HTML] Listeria monocytogenes, a unique model in infection biology: an overview

P Cossart, A Toledo-Arana - Microbes and infection, 2008 - Elsevier
This review rather than covering the whole field intends to highlight recent findings on the
Listeria monocytogenes infectious process or some Listeria specific traits, place them within …

Molecular characterization of the arginine deiminase system in Listeria monocytogenes: regulation and role in acid tolerance

S Ryan, M Begley, CGM Gahan… - Environmental …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The capacity of Listeria monocytogenes to withstand low pH is important for growth in low‐
pH foods, successful passage through the gastric barrier and survival within the …

Cell biology and immunology of Listeria monocytogenes infections: novel insights

F Stavru, C Archambaud, P Cossart - Immunological reviews, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Listeria monocytogenes is an intracellular bacterium responsible for a disease characterized
by several clinical features, such as septicemia, brain infection, abortion, and perinatal …

Modulation of stress and virulence in Listeria monocytogenes

S Chaturongakul, S Raengpradub, M Wiedmann… - Trends in …, 2008 - cell.com
Listeria monocytogenes can respond rapidly to changing environmental conditions, as
illustrated by its ability to transition from a saprophyte to an orally transmitted facultative …