Affiliation:
1. Department of Microbiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
Abstract
Listeria monocytogenes
is a facultative intracellular pathogen and the causative agent of the foodborne illness listeriosis.
L. monocytogenes
must contend with reactive oxygen species generated extracellularly during aerobic growth and intracellularly by the host immune system. However, the mechanisms by which
L. monocytogenes
defends against peroxide toxicity have not yet been defined.
Funder
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
HHS | National Institutes of Health
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Cell Biology,Microbiology (medical),Genetics,General Immunology and Microbiology,Ecology,Physiology