Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen of significant concern to the agricultural and food processing industry because of its ability to grow and persist in cool and moist environments and its association with listeriosis, a disease with a very high mortality rate. Although there have been no listeriosis outbreaks attributed to fresh mushrooms in the United States, retail surveys and re...

Listeria monocytogenes is a human intracellular pathogen able to colonize host tissues after ingestion of contaminated food, causing severe invasive infections. In order to gain a better understanding of the nature of host-pathogen interactions, we studied the L. monocytogenes genome expression during mouse infection. In the spleen of infected mice, approximately 20% of the Listeria genome is d...

At 56 weeks of age, 30 Hyline (W-377) laying pullets were randomly distributed in individual (1 pullet per cage) 45 x 45 x 35 cm cages. Cracked egg was used as protein supplement to the diet. Three groups of 10 Hyline laying pullets each were formed. Three isocaloric and isonitrogenous diets were prepared from different protein sources as followed: ration 1 (control) − soybean meal; ration 2 (e...

Stable mouse monoclonal hybridoma cell lines secreting antibodies against Listeria monocytogenes were produced. Antibodies from two of these cell lines (designated CL2 and CL17) have been partially characterised. The specificities of these antibodies were assessed using indirect immunofluorescence antibody tests and L monocytogenes (166 strains) grown in vitro, other species of Listeria (21 str...

Introduction. Endocarditis is a rare complication of bacteraemia due to Listeria monocytogenes and is characterized by a high fatality rate (37-50 %). Recurrent infection by Listeria monocytogenes occurs even more rarely. Case presentation. We report a case of recurrent Listeria monocytogenes infection that resulted in severe endocarditis in a 66-year-old patient with an aortic valve prosthesis...

Listeria monocytogenes is a facultative anaerobic, gram-positive bacillus that is isolated from the soil, vegetables, and wild or domestic animals. Listeria occurs predominantly in the elderly, immunocompromised patients, pregnant women and newborns. Infections by this microorganism are rare in healthy infants and children. L. monocytogenes may cause meningitis, meningoencephalitis, brain absce...

The aim of the study was to determine the occurrence of Listeria sp. in poultry meat and poultry meat products and estimate the prevalence of L. monocytogenes strains producing listeriolysin O. No listeria strain was detected in any of 50 examined heat-treated products. These bacteria were present in 43 out of 70 samples of raw poultry meat and 6 of Listeria strains were defined as L. monocytog...

Gastrointestinal tract is the main entry for Listeria monocytogenes. Thus, the most common manifestation of infection is enteritis, but meningitis and meningoencephalitis may also occur. Unless recognized and treated, Listeria infections can result in significant morbidity and mortality, especially in immunocompromised hosts. We report a case of Listeria monocytogenes meningitis in a renal tran...