Browsing by Subject "Listeria monocytogenes"
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(2010-10-12)Nisin is a naturally occurring food antimicrobial that inhibits many Grampositive pathogens, including Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterial pathogen responsible for ~500 deaths in the U.S. annually. Factors known to counteract ...
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(2013-11-15)In the United States, the proportion of outbreaks of microbial foodborne illnesses associated with fresh produce has increased over the past decades. A large proportion of these outbreaks have been caused by enteric ...
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(2011-02-22)Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogenic bacterium responsible for ~500 deaths and a financial burden of ~$2.3 billion each year in the United States. Though a zero tolerance policy is enforced with regard to its ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1979)Knowledge concerning the nature of microbial surface components and their role in host-parasite interactions is, in many cases, crucial to an understanding of pathogenicity. While a number of virulence factors, hemolysins ...
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(2014-01-06)The increase in foodborne illness outbreaks associated with leafy green vegetables can be attributed to the minimal processing required of this group of fresh produce. Neglecting effective microbial elimination steps result ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1979)Virulent and avirulent strains of Listeria monocytogenes , a facultative intracellular parasite, were cultured in deferrated media supplemented with varying [micro]g concentrations of ferric iron, supplied either as a free ...