Worldwide, bacterial resistance to chemical antibiotics has reached such a high level that
endangers public health. Presently, the adoption of alternative strategies that promote the …

Bacteria encounter a myriad of stresses in their natural environments, including, for
pathogens, their hosts. These stresses elicit a variety of specific and highly regulated …

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 …

Listeria monocytogenes is a facultative intracellular bacterium that has predilection for
causing central nervous systemic infections in humans and domesticated animals. This …

Bacteriocins are prokaryotic proteins or peptides with antimicrobial activity. Most of them
exhibit a broad spectrum of activity, inhibiting micro-organisms belonging to different genera …

Bacteriocins are ribosomally synthesized antibacterial peptides produced by bacteria that
inhibit the growth of similar or closely related bacterial strains. A number of bacteriocins from …

The dramatic rise in the incidence of antibiotic resistance demands that new therapeutic
options will have to be developed. One potentially interesting class of antimicrobials are the …

The pathogenic microorganism Listeria monocytogenes is ubiquitous and responsible for
listeriosis, a disease with a high mortality rate in susceptible people. It can persist in different …

Foodborne bacterial pathogens encounter many environmental insults or stresses during
food production, processing, storage, distribution, and preparation. However, these …

When compared to common bacterial agents associated with foodborne disease, Listeria
monocytogenes is an infrequent but pernicious pathogen linked to disproportionally high …