Human listeriosis

MM Koopmans, MC Brouwer… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive facultative intracellular pathogen that can cause
severe invasive infections upon ingestion with contaminated food. Clinically, listerial …

[HTML][HTML] Listeria monocytogenes persistence in food-associated environments: epidemiology, strain characteristics, and implications for public health

V Ferreira, M Wiedmann, P Teixeira… - Journal of food …, 2014 - Elsevier
Over the last 10 to 15 years, increasing evidence suggests that persistence of Listeria
monocytogenes in food processing plants for years or even decades is an important factor in …

What is new in listeriosis?

A Hernandez-Milian… - BioMed research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Listeriosis is a disease caused by Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes). L.
monocytogenes is bacteria that usually infects some determined inhabitants, especially high …

Current Knowledge on Listeria monocytogenes Biofilms in Food-Related Environments: Incidence, Resistance to Biocides, Ecology and Biocontrol

P Rodríguez-López, JJ Rodríguez-Herrera… - Foods, 2018 - mdpi.com
Although many efforts have been made to control Listeria monocytogenes in the food
industry, growing pervasiveness amongst the population over the last decades has made …

Hospital-acquired listeriosis outbreak caused by contaminated diced celery—Texas, 2010

LK Gaul, NH Farag, T Shim, MA Kingsley… - Clinical infectious …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background. Listeria monocytogenes causes often-fatal infections affecting mainly
immunocompromised persons. Sources of hospital-acquired listeriosis outbreaks can be …

Listeria monocytogenes in Food-Processing Facilities, Food Contamination, and Human Listeriosis: The Brazilian Scenario

AC Camargo, JJ Woodward, DR Call… - … Pathogens and Disease, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen that contaminates food-processing
environments and persists within biofilms on equipment, utensils, floors, and drains …

Current knowledge and perspectives on biofilm formation: the case of Listeria monocytogenes

EP Da Silva, ECP De Martinis - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2013 - Springer
Listeriosis is a rare, serious, and mainly food-borne infection caused by the bacterium
Listeria monocytogenes. This food-borne infection primarily affects pregnant women and …

Prevalence, populations and pheno-and genotypic characteristics of Listeria monocytogenes isolated from ready-to-eat vegetables marketed in São Paulo, Brazil

AS Sant'Ana, MC Igarashi, M Landgraf… - International journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen of great concern due to the high fatality
rates of listeriosis. The consumption of RTE vegetables has increased in Brazil over the last …

Quercetin reduces adhesion and inhibits biofilm development by Listeria monocytogenes by reducing the amount of extracellular proteins

FJ Vazquez-Armenta, AT Bernal-Mercado… - Food Control, 2018 - Elsevier
The aim of the present study was to investigate the inhibitory mechanisms of quercetin
against L. monocytogenes biofilm formation, by affecting secretion of polymeric substances …

[HTML][HTML] Risk of infection with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes due to consumption of ready-to-eat leafy vegetables in Brazil

AS Sant'Ana, BDGM Franco, DW Schaffner - Food Control, 2014 - Elsevier
The current study was carried out to estimate the risks of infection due to consumption of
RTE vegetables contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes in Brazil. The …