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Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive foodborne pathogen that causes a severe, but rare foodborne disease. A publication by published by Scallan et al.1 in 2011 estimated that 1455 human foodborne listeriosis cases, including 255 deaths, occur annually in the US.

Key laboratories studying various aspects of foodborne listeriosis include:

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Zhang labortory, Illinois Institute of Technology

  References
1 Scallan et al. 2011.Emerging Infectious Diseases 17:7-15