Listeria monocytogenes and listeriosis: a review of hazard characterisation for use in microbiological risk assessment of foods

Fermentation of honey-sweetened soymilk with Bifidobacterium lactis Bb-12 and Bifidobacterium longum Bb-46: fermentation activity of bifidobacteria and in vitro antagonistic effect against Listeria monocytogenes FSL N1-017

“…L. monocytogenes infections are particularly dangerous to certain risk groups, including pregnant women, the elderly, newborns, and immunocompromised patients (Doyle et al 2001;Liu 2006). The manifestations of listeriosis include meningoencephalitis, septicemia, abortion, and a high fatality rate of 30% (Liu 2004;McLauchlin et al 2004).…”

The use of products containing a phage in food industry as a new method for Listeria monocytogenes elimination from food (Listeria monocytogenes phages in food industry) - a review

“…monocytogenes is a halophilic bacterium (it can survive in a sodium chloride concentration of up to 30%), therefore the addition of sodium chloride as a preservative does not ensure the product protection against bacteria of the genus Listeria (Hudson 1992;McLauchlin et al 2004). Other preservatives, which in theory could be successfully applied due to their high efficiency, such as chlorine dioxide or oxidative water (reduction of the L. monocytogenes count by 3 and 5 orders of magnitude), are not recommended due to the risk of carcinogenic chlorine formation (Dzwolak 2008).…”

Outbreak of encephalitic listeriosis in red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa)

“…monocytogenes is a well-recognized zoonotic pathogen but the zoonotic risk in this case was considered low as the majority (99%) of human infections are foodborne (Mead et al, 1999;Swaminathan & Gerner-Smidt, 2007). There have, however, been reports of cutaneous or ocular infection due to contact with infected animals (McLauchlin et al, 2004) and the farmer and his workers were made aware of potential risks. No human health issues were observed during this outbreak.…”