Divine Aleru, Microbiome Signatures Research Coordinator

This case report demonstrates the effectiveness of oral sulfamethoxazole in treating Listeria monocytogenes meningitis in a renal transplant patient, offering an alternative treatment approach for those allergic to penicillin.

This study explores copper resistance in Listeria monocytogenes, identifying how the csoR-copA-copZ operon, regulated by CsoR and CopZ, contributes to copper tolerance.

This study examines how Listeria monocytogenes uses two zinc uptake systems (ZurAM and ZinABC) to survive within the host, highlighting their importance for growth and virulence during infection.

This study explores the role of peroxidase enzymes in Listeria monocytogenes pathogenesis, revealing how the bacteria survive oxidative stress and how targeting specific enzymes could offer new therapeutic approaches for treating infections.

This study on Listeria monocytogenes reveals its mechanisms for acquiring iron from host proteins and external siderophores. Understanding these strategies aids in developing new treatments for infections.

This study explores the critical role of iron acquisition systems in Listeria monocytogenes pathogenesis, focusing on Fur-regulated iron transporters and their impact on bacterial survival and virulence.

This study reveals how Listeria monocytogenes uses listeriolysin S (LLS) as a bacteriocin to alter the gut microbiota, aiding in colonization and infection, with implications for therapeutic interventions targeting microbiota modulation.

This study explores how Listeria monocytogenes organizes its surface proteins, specifically InlA and InlH, to adapt to different host environments and promote virulence, shedding light on the dynamic regulation of bacterial surface components during infection.

This study examines the protective effect of passive immunization with anti-ActA and anti-LLO antibodies against Listeria monocytogenes infection, showing how these antibodies reduce bacterial load and enhance survival in infected mice.

This study reveals how Listeria monocytogenes uses listeriolysin O (LLO) to disrupt host cell membranes, aiding in bacterial survival and spread. It highlights the potential for LLO-targeted therapies and biotechnological applications.

This study highlights the critical role of CD147 in facilitating Listeria monocytogenes membrane protrusion formation and cell-to-cell spreading, offering insights into potential therapeutic targets for limiting infection spread.

This study uncovers how Listeria monocytogenes uses listeriolysin O (LLO) to induce host cell entry via membrane perforation, a novel pathogen strategy for invasion.

This study explores how Listeria monocytogenes InlC modulates the host immune response by inhibiting the NF-κB pathway, highlighting its role in immune evasion and infection persistence.

This review explores the role of internalin proteins in Listeria monocytogenes pathogenesis, focusing on their ability to facilitate bacterial invasion, spread, and crossing of key host barriers such as the intestinal, blood-brain, and placental barriers.

This study investigates the role of Listeria monocytogenes internalin A in the interaction with human E-cadherin, essential for invasion across host barriers, including the placenta, highlighting its species specificity and implications for listeriosis pathogenesis.

This study identifies the InlA–E-cadherin interaction as crucial for Listeria monocytogenes invasion of the human placenta, providing insights into mechanisms of fetoplacental listeriosis.

This review explores the survival mechanisms of Listeria monocytogenes in food production environments, focusing on stress resistance, biofilm formation, and its persistence despite sanitation measures.

This study examines the role of flagella in Listeria monocytogenes invasion, concluding that motility, not adhesion, is crucial for host cell invasion and early colonization.

This study explores Listeria monocytogenes contamination in poultry products, highlighting serotype distribution, antimicrobial resistance, and molecular subtyping methods used to track outbreaks and assess food safety.

This review discusses the genetic mechanisms behind Listeria monocytogenes resistance to LAB-produced bacteriocins, emphasizing receptor modifications and cross-resistance, and suggests strategies to counteract these challenges in food preservation.

This review explains how Listeria monocytogenes triggers and then evades macrophage autophagy, including SLAP formation that supports slow intracellular persistence.

This review explores the mechanisms of heavy metal resistance in Listeria monocytogenes, focusing on arsenic and cadmium resistance genes and their potential role in persistence and virulence in food and clinical settings.

This study analyzes antimicrobial resistance in Listeria monocytogenes isolates from clinical and food environments in France, highlighting the low prevalence of acquired resistance and the continued effectiveness of first-line treatments.

This study analyzes antimicrobial resistance in Listeria monocytogenes isolates from 2010 to 2021, finding no significant increase in resistance and highlighting key AMR genes.