Genomic and pathogenicity islands of Listeria monocytogenes—overview of selected aspects

N Wiktorczyk-Kapischke, K Skowron… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Listeria monocytogenes causes listeriosis, a disease characterized by a high mortality rate
(up to 30%). Since the pathogen is highly tolerant to changing conditions (high and low …

Listeria monocytogenes in Irrigation Water: An Assessment of Outbreaks, Sources, Prevalence, and Persistence

S Gartley, B Anderson-Coughlin, M Sharma, KE Kniel - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
As more fresh fruits and vegetables are needed to meet the demands of a growing
population, growers may need to start depending on more varied sources of water, including …

Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence Characterization of Listeria monocytogenes Strains Isolated from Food and Food Processing Environments

P Wiśniewski, AJ Zakrzewski, A Zadernowska… - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Listeria monocytogenes is a particularly foodborne pathogen associated with listeriosis,
which can be disseminated in food and food processing environments. This study aimed to …

Occurrence of Multidrug-Resistant Listeria monocytogenes in Environmental Waters: A Menace of Environmental and Public Health Concern

AJ Kayode, L Semerjian, T Osaili… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The occurrence and antibiogram profiles of Listeria monocytogenes in environmental waters
in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, were investigated. Seventy-eight samples from …

Aquatic environment drives the emergence of cell wall-deficient dormant forms in Listeria

F Carvalho, A Carreaux, A Sartori-Rupp… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Stressed bacteria can enter a dormant viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state. VBNC
pathogens pose an increased health risk as they are undetectable by growth-based …

A South African Perspective on the Microbiological and Chemical Quality of Meat: Plausible Public Health Implications

CE Manyi-Loh, R Lues - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Meat comprises proteins, fats, vitamins, and trace elements, essential nutrients for the
growth and development of the body. The increased demand for meat necessitates the use …

Survival strategies of Listeria monocytogenes to environmental hostile stress: biofilm formation and stress responses

KH Byun, HJ Kim - Food Science and Biotechnology, 2023 - Springer
Listeria monocytogenes is a critical foodborne pathogen that causes listeriosis and
threatens public health. This pathogenic microorganism forms a transmission cycle in …

Whole-genome sequencing analysis of Listeria monocytogenes from rural, urban, and farm environments in Norway: genetic diversity, persistence, and relation to …

A Fagerlund, L Idland, E Heir, T Møretrø… - Applied and …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Listeria monocytogenes is a ubiquitous environmental bacterium associated with a wide
variety of natural and human-made environments, such as soil, vegetation, livestock, food …

Prevalence, Genetic Diversity and Factors Associated with Distribution of Listeria monocytogenes and Other Listeria spp. in Cattle Farms in Latvia

M Terentjeva, Ž Šteingolde, I Meistere, D Elferts… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Listeria spp. is a diverse genus of Gram-positive bacteria commonly present in the
environment while L. monocytogenes and L. ivanovii are well known human and ruminant …

Lead adsorption and antibacterial activity using modified magnetic biochar/sodium alginate nanocomposite

MS Abdelwahab, NM El Halfawy… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar is one of the most promising wastewater treatment materials. As shown in the
Scanning Electron Micrograph, the magnetic biochar (BC) cross-linked glutaraldehyde (G) …