Listeria monocytogenes—How This Pathogen Uses Its Virulence Mechanisms to Infect the Hosts

J Osek, K Wieczorek - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Listeriosis is a serious food-borne illness, especially in susceptible populations, including
children, pregnant women, and elderlies. The disease can occur in two forms: non-invasive …

Natural Antimicrobials for Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-to-Eat Meats: Current Challenges and Future Prospects

AR Bodie, CA O'Bryan, EG Olson, SC Ricke - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Listeria monocytogenes, an intra-cellular, Gram-positive, pathogenic bacterium, is one of the
leading agents of foodborne illnesses. The morbidity of human listeriosis is low, but it has a …

Comparison of prevalence, characterization, antimicrobial resistance and pathogenicity of foodborne Listeria monocytogenes in recent 5 years in Japan

AT Maung, MNS Abdelaziz, TN Mohammadi… - Microbial …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigated the prevalence, serotype, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), virulence
potential, and biofilm formation of Listeria monocytogenes isolated in 2022 in Japan and …

The Isolation, Genetic Analysis and Biofilm Characteristics of Listeria spp. from the Marine Environment in China

P Mao, Y Wang, L Li, S Ji, P Li, L Liu, J Chen, H Sun… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Listeria monocytogenes is an important pathogen that can cause listeriosis. Despite the
growing recognition of Listeria spp. as a foodborne and environmental pathogen, the …

Listeria monocytogenes at the food–human interface: A review of risk factors influencing transmission and consumer exposure in Africa

T Sibanda, V Ntuli, SH Neetoo, I Habib… - … Journal of Food …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In African public health systems, Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogen of relatively low
priority. Yet, the biggest listeriosis outbreak recorded to date occurred in Africa in 2018. This …

[HTML][HTML] Pre-packaged cold-chain ready-to-eat food as a source of sporadic listeriosis in Beijing, China

Y Niu, C Wang, Y Liu, P Zhang, Y Wu, M Li, J Zhao… - Journal of Infection, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives Using a sporadic case of listeriosis suspected to have been caused by
consuming a pre-packaged cold-chain ready-to-eat (RTE) food in Beijing, China in 2021 as …

[HTML][HTML] Listeria monocytogenes uses de novo purine synthesis to enhance fitness in Lyoner-type sausage

PM Beindorf, JA Horlbog, IE Cuesta, C Guldimann… - Food Control, 2024 - Elsevier
Listeria monocytogenes is an important food-borne pathogen with high hospitalization and
case fatality rates. To cause disease, L. monocytogenes must gain access to a specific food …

[HTML][HTML] Improving ready-to-eat meat safety: Evaluating the bacterial-inactivation efficacy of microplasma-based far-UVC light treatment of food-contact surfaces and …

SR Kim, PC Ventura, Z Jin, M Miura, MJ Stasiewicz… - Food …, 2024 - Elsevier
The safety of ready-to-eat (RTE) deli meats, especially those sliced in retail establishments,
may be improved by light-based surface decontamination. Conventional 254 nm ultraviolet …

Temperature status of domestic refrigerators and its effect on the risk of listeriosis from ready-to-eat (RTE) cooked meat products

WP van der Vossen-Wijmenga… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Inadequate domestic refrigeration is frequently cited as a factor that contributes to foodborne
poisoning and infection, and consumer behaviour in this regard can vary largely. This study …

A Critical Review of Risk Assessment Models for Listeria monocytogenes in Produce

U Gonzales-Barron, V Cadavez, J De Oliveira Mota… - Foods, 2024 - mdpi.com
A review of quantitative risk assessment (QRA) models of Listeria monocytogenes in
produce was carried out, with the objective of appraising and contrasting the effectiveness of …