Intracellular Listeria monocytogenes comprises a minimal but vital fraction of the intestinal burden following foodborne infection

Listeria monocytogenes is a highly adaptive bacterium that replicates as a free-living saprophyte in the environment as well as a facultative intracellular pathogen that causes invasive foodborne infections. The intracellular life cycle of L. monocytogenes is considered to be its primary virulence d...

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