Listeria monocytogenes is an opportunistic intracellular pathogen that has become an
important cause of human foodborne infections worldwide. Given its close relationship to …

Regarding food safety, rapid detection of microbial species is crucial to develop effective
preventive and/or adjustment measures. Classical methods for determining the presence of …

Completely revised, this third edition of a bestseller incorporates findings to present readers
with a complete overview of foodborne listeriosis, including information on listeriosis in …

Soil and water are suggested to represent pivotal niches for the transmission of Listeria
monocytogenes to plant material, animals, and the food chain. In the present study, 467 soil …

Significantly revised and updated, this second edition of the bestselling Handbook of
Nutrition and Food welcomes contributions from several new authors, including Elaine B …

Listeria monocytogenes internalin gene inlJ has been described previously for
differentiation of virulent from avirulent strains. However, a recent report indicated that there …

Listeria monocytogenes enters the food processing facility via environment, or contaminated
raw materials. To increase the understanding of L. monocytogenes environmental …

Very little is known about the microbial composition of animal bedding wastes, including
poultry litter, and what is known has been deduced from standard culture methods, by which …

Background The objective of this study was to evaluate the susceptibility of 259 Listeria
monocytogenes strains isolated from food and food-processing environments and patient …

We have developed a rapid microarray-based assay for the reliable detection and
discrimination of six species of the Listeria genus: L. monocytogenes, L. ivanovii, L. innocua …