Bacterial antimicrobial metal ion resistance

JL Hobman, LC Crossman - Journal of medical …, 2015 - microbiologyresearch.org
Metals such as mercury, arsenic, copper and silver have been used in various forms as
antimicrobials for thousands of years with until recently, little understanding of their mode of …

The evolution and epidemiology of Listeria monocytogenes in Europe and the United States

S Lomonaco, D Nucera, V Filipello - Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2015 - Elsevier
Listeria monocytogenes is an opportunistic food-borne pathogen responsible for listeriosis,
a disease associated with high mortality rates. L. monocytogenes causes invasive …

Bacteriocin-antimicrobial synergy: a medical and food perspective

H Mathur, D Field, MC Rea, PD Cotter, C Hill… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The continuing emergence of multi-drug resistant pathogens has sparked an interest in
seeking alternative therapeutic options. Antimicrobial combinatorial therapy is one such …

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 …

Inactivation of Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes and Enterococcus faecium NRRL B-2354 in a selection of low moisture foods

G Rachon, W Peñaloza, PA Gibbs - International Journal of Food …, 2016 - Elsevier
The aims of this study were to obtain data on survival and heat resistance of cocktails of
Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes and the surrogate Enterococcus faecium (NRRL B …

Genome sequencing identifies two nearly unchanged strains of persistent Listeria monocytogenes isolated at two different fish processing plants sampled 6 years …

A Holch, K Webb, O Lukjancenko… - Applied and …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Listeria monocytogenes is a food-borne human-pathogenic bacterium that can cause
infections with a high mortality rate. It has a remarkable ability to persist in food processing …

Antimicrobial Resistance in Listeria Species

L Luque-Sastre, C Arroyo, EM Fox… - Microbiology …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
For nearly a century the use of antibiotics to treat infectious diseases has benefited human
and animal health. In recent years there has been an increase in the emergence of antibiotic …

Predicting Listeria monocytogenes virulence potential using whole genome sequencing and machine learning

A Gmeiner, PMK Njage, LT Hansen… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Contamination with food-borne pathogens, such as Listeria monocytogenes, remains a big
concern for food safety. Hence, rigorous and continuous microbial surveillance is a standard …

A comprehensive review of variability in the thermal resistance (D-values) of food-borne pathogens—a challenge for thermal validation trials

A Soni, P Bremer, G Brightwell - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
The thermal processing of food relies heavily on determining the right time and temperature
regime required to inactivate bacterial contaminants to an acceptable limit. To design a …

Dissemination and conservation of cadmium and arsenic resistance determinants in Listeria and other Gram‐positive bacteria

C Parsons, S Lee, S Kathariou - Molecular microbiology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Metal homeostasis in bacteria is a complex and delicate balance. While some metals such
as iron and copper are essential for cellular functions, others such as cadmium and arsenic …