A Systematic Review of Listeria Species and Listeria monocytogenes Prevalence, Persistence, and Diversity throughout the Fresh Produce Supply Chain

A Townsend, LK Strawn, BJ Chapman, LL Dunn - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Listeria monocytogenes is an increasing food safety concern throughout the produce supply
chain as it has been linked to produce associated outbreaks and recalls. To our knowledge …

Listeriosis outbreak in South Africa: a comparative analysis with previously reported cases worldwide

CD Kaptchouang Tchatchouang, J Fri, M De Santi… - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Listeria species are Gram-positive, rod-shaped, facultative anaerobic bacteria, which do not
produce endospores. The genus, Listeria, currently comprises 17 characterised species of …

Outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes in South Africa, 2017–2018: Laboratory Activities and Experiences Associated with Whole-Genome Sequencing Analysis of …

AM Smith, NP Tau, SL Smouse, M Allam… - Foodborne …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Abstract In South Africa, a progressive increase in listeriosis cases was noted from mid-June
2017, heralding what was to become the world's largest listeriosis outbreak. A total of 1060 …

Interpreting whole-genome sequence analyses of foodborne bacteria for regulatory applications and outbreak investigations

AW Pightling, JB Pettengill, Y Luo, JD Baugher… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Whole-genome sequence (WGS) analysis has revolutionized the food safety industry by
enabling high-resolution typing of foodborne bacteria. Higher resolving power allows …

[HTML][HTML] Alternative approaches to the risk management of Listeria monocytogenes in low risk foods

JM Farber, M Zwietering, M Wiedmann, D Schaffner… - Food Control, 2021 - Elsevier
Listeria monocytogenes is an important foodborne pathogen, which is associated with high
hospitalization and case-fatality rates. Outbreaks due to food contaminated with this …

[PDF][PDF] Epidemiology and treatment of the commonest form of listeriosis: meningitis and bacteraemia

P Pagliano, F Arslan, T Ascione - 2017 - researchgate.net
SUMMARY frequency and suggested by current guidelines and expert opinions. These
antibiotics bind to PBP-3 with high affinity and are stored in the cytosol when taken up by …

[HTML][HTML] Microbiological safety of ready-to-eat fresh-cut fruits and vegetables sold on the Canadian retail market

H Zhang, E Yamamoto, J Murphy, A Locas - International Journal of Food …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Following implementation of Health Canada's Policy on Listeria monocytogenes in
Ready-to-Eat Foods by Canadian food safety authorities in 2011, a four-year study (2012 …

Genetic diversity and profiles of genes associated with virulence and stress resistance among isolates from the 2010-2013 interagency Listeria monocytogenes …

Y Chen, Y Chen, R Pouillot, S Dennis, Z Xian… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Whole genome sequencing (WGS) was performed on 201 Listeria monocytogenes isolates
recovered from 102 of 27,389 refrigerated ready-to-eat (RTE) food samples purchased at …

Whole genome and core genome multilocus sequence typing and single nucleotide polymorphism analyses of Listeria monocytogenes isolates associated with an …

Y Chen, Y Luo, H Carleton, R Timme… - Applied and …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Epidemiological findings of a listeriosis outbreak in 2013 implicated Hispanic-style cheese
produced by company A, and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and whole genome …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical perspectives in integrating whole-genome sequencing into the investigation of healthcare and public health outbreaks–hype or help?

BJ Parcell, SH Gillespie, KA Pettigrew… - Journal of Hospital …, 2021 - Elsevier
Outbreaks pose a significant patient safety risk as well as being costly and time consuming
to investigate. The implementation of targeted infection prevention and control (IPC) …