Making Sense of the Biodiversity and Virulence of Listeria monocytogenes.
Listeria monocytogenes
adaptation
biodiversity
listeriosis
virulence
Journal
Trends in microbiology
ISSN: 1878-4380
Titre abrégé: Trends Microbiol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9310916
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2021
09 2021
Historique:
received:
01
12
2020
revised:
14
01
2021
accepted:
15
01
2021
pubmed:
16
2
2021
medline:
15
12
2021
entrez:
15
2
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen responsible for listeriosis, an infection that can manifest in humans as bacteremia, meningoencephalitis in immunocompromised patients and the elderly, and fetal-placental infection in pregnant women. Reference strains from this facultative intracellular bacterium have been instrumental in the investigation of basic mechanisms in microbiology, immunology, and cell biology. The integration of bacterial population genomics with environmental, epidemiological, and clinical data allowed the uncovering of new factors involved in the virulence of L. monocytogenes and its adaptation to different environments. This review illustrates how these investigations have led to a better understanding of the bacterium's virulence and the driving forces that shaped it.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33583696
pii: S0966-842X(21)00010-X
doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2021.01.008
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
811-822Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of Interests There are no interests to declare.