Virulence Characteristics and Distribution of the Pathogen Listeria ivanovii in the Environment and in Food

ABSTRACT: Listeria ivanovii and L. monocytogenes, are the only pathogenic species of the genus Listeria and share many virulence factors and mechanisms of pathogenicity. L. ivanovii shows host tropism towards small ruminants and rodents and much lower virulence for humans compared to L. monocytogenes. However, severe infections caused by L. ivanovii, resulting in bacteremia, abortion and stillbirth, occasionally occurred in immunocompromised persons and in pregnant women, while in immunocompetent hosts L. ivanovii can cause gastroenteritis. In this review, the updated knowledge on virulence aspects and distribution of L. ivanovii in the environment and in food is summarized. Recent research on its virulence characters at genome level gave indic

SUBMITTER: Rossi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9414773 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature