L. monocytogenes is a bacteria that can be found anywhere in nature. It is a psychrotolerant pathogen, meaning, that it is able to survive and even grow at refrigeration temperatures. Outbreaks of ...

The detection tests commonly used to check for the absence of microbes in hospitals or the agri-food industry are based on microbial growth, i.e. the laboratory cultivation of microorganisms from a ...

New findings from England and Wales indicate various underlying conditions, including cancers, diabetes, alcoholism and noninfective enteritis and colitis, are associated with an increased risk for ...

In the food processing industry, the deadly bacteria Listeria monocytogenes is monitored closely. Not only can the bacteria make people extremely ill, it is known to be developing resistance to ...

Active immunotherapy has shown great promise in preclinical models for the treatment of infectious and malignant disease. Yet, these promising results have not translated into approved therapies. One ...

Although new pathogen–vehicle combinations are increasingly being identified in produce-related disease outbreaks, fresh produce is a rarely recognized vehicle for listeriosis. We investigated a ...

An outbreak of listeriosis in several European countries was linked to vegan cheese made from raw nut milk, researchers reported. The outbreak occurred between April and December 2022 and involved ...

It was found that cold, acid and osmotic stresses increased the resistance of this pathogen to nine currently used antibiotics. The study evaluated effects of osmotic (2, 4, 6, 12% NaC), pH (6, 5.5, 5 ...

RapidChek Listeria monocytogenes is backed for use on environmental surfaces and ready-to-eat foods including hot dogs, frozen breaded chicken and cooked shrimp, cured ham and ice cream. Romer Labs ...