Researchers Study How Listeria Invades Human and Animal Cells
University of Valencia researcher and professor Juan José Quereda Torres has just published the results of his progress on the knowledge of the infectious process of the Listeria monocytogenes bacterium. This study, conducted along with researchers from the Pasteur Institute of Paris, reveals how the bacterium invades cells to replicate and spread the infection in the organism of people and animals.
“Listeria monocytogenes can be found in a wide variety of foods, but cooking them at temperatures higher than 65 ºC kills the bacterium. The risk is in consumer-ready foods, in other words, those that are not cooked before being consumed, including raw foods, processed foods, and those made with nonpasteurized milk. This bacterium can also contaminate raw milk, which is in vogue in some areas," says Quereda.