The gram-positive bacterium Listeria monocytogenes is the causative agent of listeriosis, a
highly fatal opportunistic foodborne infection. Pregnant women, neonates, the elderly, and …

Environmental stress and food preservation methods (eg, heating, chilling, acidity, and
alkalinity) are known to induce adaptive responses within the bacterial cell. Microorganisms …

Several virulence factors of Listeria monocytogenes have been identified and extensively
characterized at the molecular and cell biologic levels, including the hemolysin (listeriolysin …

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 …

Infectious Diseases of the Fetus and Newborn Infant, written and edited by Drs. Remington,
Klein, Wilson, Nizet, and Maldonado, remains the definitive source of information in this field …

In Listeria monocytogenes, virulence genes are maximally expressed at 37° C, almost silent
at 30° C and controlled by PrfA, a transcriptional activator whose expression is …

Aims: To assess the ability of Listeria monocytogenes to form biofilm on different food‐
contact surfaces with regard to different temperatures, cellular hydrophobicity and motility …

The plcA gene of Listeria monocytogenes encodes a secreted phosphatidylinositol‐speciftc
phospholi‐pase C (PI‐PLC). Recent studies have established that transposon mutations …

Abstract The Crp-Fnr regulators, named after the first two identified members, are DNA-
binding proteins which predominantly function as positive transcription factors, though roles …

A number of technical advances have led to the recent renaissance in the study of L.
monocytogenes. The first was the development of tissue culture models of infection in a …