Listeria monocytogenes in foods—From culture identification to whole‐genome characteristics

• Published in: Food science & nutrition Vol. 10; no. 9; pp. 2825 - 2854
• Main Authors: Osek, Jacek, Lachtara, Beata, Wieczorek, Kinga
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, Massachusetts John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.09.2022; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Animals; Bacteria; classical methods; Cost analysis; Epidemiology; Food; Food contamination & poisoning; Food production; Gastroenteritis; Genomes; genotyping; Hospitalization; identification; Infections; Listeria; Listeria monocytogenes; Listeriosis; Meningitis; Microorganisms; molecular methods; Nucleotide sequence; Pathogens; Public health; Review; Reviews; Sepsis; Strains (organisms); Whole genome sequencing; United States > US

Listeria monocytogenes is an important foodborne pathogen, which is able to persist in the food production environments. The presence of these bacteria in different niches makes them a potential threat for public health. In the present review, the current information on the classical and alternative...