Several methods have been proposed in the spatial statistics literature to analyse big data sets continuous domains. However, new for analysing high-dimensional areal are still scarce. Here, we propose a scalable Bayesian modelling approach smoothing mortality (or incidence) risks data, that is, when number of small areas is very large. The method implemented R add-on package bigDM and it based...

Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterial pathogen that promotes its internalization into host epithelial cells. Interaction between the bacterial surface molecules InlA and InlB and their cellular receptors E-cadherin and Met, respectively, triggers the recruitment of endocytic effectors, the subversion of the phosphoinositide metabolism, and the remodeling of the actin cytoskeleton that lead to b...

Examination of Listeria monocytogenes prevalence among ready-to-eat foods in Japan revealed frequent (5.7 to 12.1%) contamination of minced tuna and fish roe products, and the isolates had the same virulence levels as clinical isolates in terms of invasion efficiency and infectivity in cell cultures and a murine infection model, respectively. Premature stop codons in inlA were infrequent (1 out...