1.In vitro infection of murine macrophages with salmonella typhimurium and listeria monocytogenes.
Hyun Chul LEE ; Jung Sook PARK ; In Chol KANG ; Sung Sik PARK
Journal of the Korean Society for Microbiology 1991;26(6):499-505
No abstract available.
Listeria monocytogenes*
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Listeria*
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Macrophages*
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Salmonella typhimurium*
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Salmonella*
2.Antibiofilm activity of carvacrol loaded chitosan nanoparticles against Listeria monocytogenes
Mahmoud Ammar Mohamed Ammar ; Ahmad Abo Markeb ; Ahmed Mohamed Abuzeid ; Ashraf Mohamed Abd El-Malek ; Talaat Sayed Aly El-khateib
Malaysian Journal of Microbiology 2022;18(2):204-214
Aims:
This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the synthesised carvacrol loaded chitosan nanoparticles (CLCNPs) on the growing and pre-formed biofilms of Listeria monocytogenes isolated from slaughterhouses.
Methodology and results:
The swab samples were collected from knives, hocks and cutting tables representing slaughterhouses meat contact surfaces (MCS), while those samples from walls and floors represent slaughterhouses meat non-contact surfaces (MNCS). The bacteriological analysis revealed the existence of L. monocytogenes with a prevalence rate of 3.3, 10 and 6.7% for knives, hocks and cutting tables, respectively and 2.2 and 6.6% for walls and floors, respectively. The isolates L. monocytogenes were assayed for biofilm production by the crystal violet binding assay method. Among the 10 L. monocytogenes isolates, 10%, 50% and 30% of the isolates were found to be strong, moderate and weak biofilm producers, respectively. The activities of carvacrol, chitosan nanoparticles (NPs) and CLCNPs against the only strong biofilm producer strain of L. monocytogenes were tested by microtiter plate assay. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) values were 3.75 mg/mL for CAR, 5 mg/mL for chitosan NPs and 0.62 mg/mL for CLCNPs. CLCNPs inhibit the produced biofilm by 35.79, 73.37 and 77.76%, when 0.5 MIC, 1 MIC and 2 MIC were used, respectively. Furthermore, the pre-formed L. monocytogenes biofilms were significantly reduced from 1.01 (control) OD570 to 0.40 and 0.29 OD570 by applying 2 MIC and 4 MIC doses, respectively.
Conclusion, significance and impact of study
The data generated is promising to develop bio-green disinfectants to inhibit biofilm formation by L. monocytogenes in the food processing environment and control its adverse effects for consumers.
Chitosan--chemistry
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Listeria monocytogenes
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Nanoparticles
3.Prosthetic knee joint infection due to Listeria monocytogenes bacteremia in a diabetic female.
Yun SEO ; Yong Sun NOH ; Seong Heon WIE ; U Im CHANG
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine 2016;31(3):616-619
No abstract available.
Arthritis
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Bacteremia*
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Female*
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Humans
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Knee Joint*
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Knee*
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Listeria monocytogenes*
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Listeria*
4.Three cases of listeria infection in the immunocompromised children.
Mee Ran KIM ; Bo Young YOON ; Hye Young KANG ; Sung Hee JANG ; Hoan Jong LEE ; Yong Seung HWANG ; Eui Chong KIM
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1992;35(10):1419-1426
No abstract available.
Child*
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Humans
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Listeria monocytogenes
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Listeria*
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Listeriosis*
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Meningitis
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Sepsis
5.Isolation and characterization of Lactobacillus brevis C23 with ability to secrete antimicrobial substance for the inhibition of a foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 7644
Dharni Kuhan Sreedharan ; Sahar Abbasiliasi ; Paramasivam Murugan ; Zhang Jin Ng ; Arbakariya Bin Ariff ; Joo Shun Tan
Malaysian Journal of Microbiology 2021;17(3):266-276
Aims:
This study aims to isolate lactic acid bacteria (LAB) from various food sources to obtain a potent strain against Listeria monocytogenes.
Methodology and results:
A total of 68 LAB isolates were selected to evaluate their antimicrobial activity against L.
monocytogenes, a foodborne pathogen and a causative agent of listeriosis. The selected isolate was identified and
characterized. The isolate C23 from cabbage showed the highest antimicrobial activity against L. monocytogenes ATCC
7644 with inhibition ability of 73.94%. The isolate was closely related to Lactobacillus brevis by 16S rRNA sequencing
and subsequently deposited in GenBank with an accession number of MN880215, named as L. brevis C23. The cell free
supernatant (CFS) of L. brevis C23 had high tolerance in low pH and was able to withstand up to 60 °C. The
proteinaceous nature of the antimicrobial agent was also confirmed through the enzymatic test. The CFS was stable on
different detergents as well as bile salts. Under transmission electron microscopy (TEM), the inhibitory effect of CFS
against L. monocytogenes was proven by causing cell lysis.
Conclusion, significance and impact of study
Bacteriocin-like inhibitory substances (BLIS) of L. brevis C23 showed
very promising potential in food industrial application.
Lactobacillales
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Listeria monocytogenes
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Foodborne Diseases
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Sprains and Strains
6.Advances on the mechanisms regulating the formation of the biofilm of Listeria monocytogenes.
Menghua LI ; Shuaishuai YAN ; Dezhi LI ; Qing LIU
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2021;37(9):3151-3161
Listeria monocytogenes is an important food-borne pathogen. The distribution and survival of L. monocytogenes are related to its ability to form biofilms. Biofilms are resistant to adverse environments, and bacteria separated from the biofilms may lead to persistent food contaminations. The formation, maturation and structure of biofilms depend on a variety of external and internal factors, among which a variety of regulatory mechanisms play important roles. This review summarizes the regulatory mechanisms (including intracellular, intercellular and interspecific interactions) involved in the biofilm formation of L. monocytogenes in order to control the biofilm formation in food processing environments, thus providing new intervention strategy for food safety.
Biofilms
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Food Contamination
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Food Safety
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Listeria monocytogenes
7.Antibiotic Components from the Rhizomes of Curcuma zedoaria.
Choon Sik JEONG ; Sang Hee SHIM
Natural Product Sciences 2015;21(3):147-149
Two terpenoids, including one uniquely aromatized one (1), were isolated from CH2Cl2-soluble fraction of MeOH extracts of Curcuma zedoaria. They were identified to be a sesquiterpene ketolactone (1) and orobanone (2), respectively on the basis of their NMR data. The structure of compound 1 was confirmed by X-ray chrystallography and the reported NMR assignments for 1 were revised in this study. Antibiotic activities for compounds 1 and 2 were evaluated using disk diffusion assay. Compound 1 showed potent antibacterial activities against Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus pseudointermedius while compound 2 was active against Bacillus cereus.
Bacillus cereus
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Curcuma*
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Diffusion
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Listeria monocytogenes
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Rhizome*
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Staphylococcus
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Terpenes
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Zingiberaceae
8.Strain variability of foodborne pathogens in microbiological risk assessment - a review.
Shihong TIAN ; Xiang WANG ; Hongmei LI ; Li BAI ; Hong LIU ; Xibin ZHANG ; Qingli DONG
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2020;36(11):2334-2344
Strain variability is one of the most important factors to influence the accuracy of foodborne pathogens risk assessment, such as Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp. Strain-to-strain variation is defined as the inherent differences among identically treated strains of the same microbial species. The differences cannot be eliminated by changing test methods or improving test protocols. This review addresses presently related studies of strain variability. Based on the effect of strain variability on the outcome of risk assessment, we summarize sources of variabilities in food chain, strain phenotypic variabilities and the methods to integrate strain variability in growth and inactivation into predictive modelling, and indicate the inadequacies in the study of strain variability. We suggest further study the mechanism of strain variability, expand the comparison of variability among different sources, and integrate the variability of gene expression, protein and cell metabolism into the predictive modelling.
Food Microbiology
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Listeria monocytogenes/genetics*
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Risk Assessment
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Salmonella/genetics*
9.Intracellular Bacterial Infection and Invariant NKT Cells.
Yonsei Medical Journal 2009;50(1):12-21
The invariant (i) natural killer (NK)T cells represent a unique subset of T lymphocytes which express the V alpha14 chain of the T cell receptor (TCR), that recognizes glycolipid antigens presented by the nonpolymorphic major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I-like antigen presentation molecule CD1d, and they participate in protection against some microbial pathogens. Although iNKT cells have originally been regarded as T cells co-expressing NKR-P1B/C (NK1.1: CD 161), they do not seem to consistently express this marker, since NK1.1 surface expression on iNKT cells undergoes dramatic changes following facultative intracellular bacterial infection, which is correlated with functional changes of this cell population. Accumulating evidence suggests that NK1.1 allows recognition of "missing-self", thus controling activation/inhibition of NK1.1-expressing cells. Therefore, it is tempting to suggest that iNKT cells participate in the regulation of host immune responses during facultative intracellular bacterial infection by controlling NK1.1 surface expression. These findings shed light not only on the unique role of iNKT cells in microbial infection, but also provide evidence for new aspects of the NK1.1 as a regulatory molecule on these cells.
Animals
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Humans
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Listeria Infections/*immunology
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Listeria monocytogenes/*immunology
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Natural Killer T-Cells/*immunology/*microbiology
10.Placental Findings of Listeria Monocytogenes Infection in Twin Pregnancy: A Case Report.
Dong Hoon SHIN ; Dong Eun SONG ; Kyu Rae KIM
Korean Journal of Pathology 2007;41(2):119-122
A Listeria monocytogenes infection is relatively rare in healthy adults. However, the chance of an infection increases almost 17 times in pregnancy due to changes in the immune function. A Listeria monocytogenes infection results in characteristic gross and microscopic features in the placenta, including multiple yellowish nodules showing microscopic intervillous abscess and intervillositis. We describe the placental findings of a Listeria monocytogenes infection that was complicated by maternal sepsis, myocarditis and congestive heart failure. The infection was discovered in the 34th week of a twin gestation in a 28 year-old woman. This case should emphasize the importance of this condition to pathologists. Antibiotic treatment was started based on the placental histologic findings before a maternal blood culture confirmed growth of Listeria monocytogenes. Both the mother and twin babies were healthy at the time of this report.
Abscess
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Adult
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Female
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Heart Failure
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Humans
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Listeria monocytogenes*
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Listeria*
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Mothers
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Myocarditis
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Placenta
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy, Twin*
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Sepsis