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Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive foodborne pathogen¹ that causes a severe, but rare foodborne disease. A publication by Scallan et al.² in 2011 estimated that 1455 1,591 human foodborne listeriosis cases, including 255 deaths, occur annually in the US.

Key laboratories studying various aspects of foodborne listeriosis in the US and Canada include:
Boor laboratory, Cornell University, USA
Wiedmann laboratory,Cornell University, USA
Nightingale laboratory, Colorado State Texas Tech University, USA
Sofos laboratory, Colorado State University, USA 
Oliver laboratory, Purdue University, USA
Buhnia laboratory, Purdue University, USA
Ryser laboratory, Michigan State University, USA
Zhang laboratory, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
Kathariou laboratory, North Carolina State University, USA
Griffiths laboratory, University of Guelph, Canada
Yousef laboratory, The Ohio State University, USA
Wang laboratory, The Ohio State University, USA

Key laboratories studying various aspects of foodborne listeriosis in Europe include:
Wagner Laboratory, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria
Korkeala Laboratory, University of Helsinki, Finland
Hill laboratory, University of Cork, Ireland
Teixeira laboratory, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal

Key laboratories studying various aspects of foodborne listeriosis in South and Latin America include:
Gerardo González labortoryRocha laboratory, University of Concepcion, Chile
Maria Teresa Destro laboratory, Brazil

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