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Large-scale phenotyping and comparative genomics reveal genetic features of Listeria persistence in epithelial cells.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Apr 2026
Lotoux Aurélie, Bertrand Matthieu, Douarre Pierre-Emmanuel, Kortebi Mounia, Riveiro Hélène, Palma Federica, Lakisic Goran, Fox Edward M, Guillier Laurent, Oevermann Anna, Roussel Sophie, Bierne Hélène, Pagliuso Alessandro, Milohanic Eliane
Abstract excerpt
During infection in epithelial cells, after invading the cytosol, multiplying, and spreading, Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) ceases to produce ActA and becomes trapped in Listeria-containing vacuoles (LisCVs). These persistence acidic vacuoles harbor bacterial subpopulations that resist to stress in a metabolically dormant state. Although LisCVs have been proposed as a hallmark of Lm persistence in epithelial cells,...
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