Difference between revisions of "Listeria species - Overview"
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| + | |name =''Listeria'' | ||
| + | |phylum =Firmicutes | ||
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| + | |order =Bacillales | ||
| + | |family =Listeriaceae | ||
| + | |genus =Listeria | ||
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| − | [[File:listeria.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<small><center>Electron micrograph of Listeria monocytogenes. (Marco Tolo 2006, Wikimedia commons)</center></small>]] | + | [[File:listeria 2.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<small><center>Electron micrograph of ''Listeria monocytogenes''. (Marco Tolo 2006, Wikimedia commons)</center></small>]] |
| − | [[File:listeria 3.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<small><center>Listeria monocytogenes grown on Bio-Rad RAPID'L.Mono® Agar. (James Folsom | + | [[File:listeria 3.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<small><center>''Listeria monocytogenes'' grown on Bio-Rad RAPID'L.Mono® Agar. (James Folsom 2003, Wikimedia commons)</center></small>]] |
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| − | There are 6 species of Listeria bacteria. They are known as saprophytes in soil. [[Listeria monocytogenes|L.monocytogenes]] and [[Listeria ivanovii|L.ivanovii]] | + | There are 6 species of ''Listeria'' bacteria. They are known as saprophytes in soil. [[Listeria monocytogenes|''L.monocytogenes'']] and [[Listeria ivanovii|''L.ivanovii'']] are pathogens carried by sheep and goats and shed in faeces and milk especially during stress. They can cause septicaemia, encephalitis, abortion and endophthalmitis in ruminants. Outbreaks of [[Listeriosis|Listeriosis]] often linked to silage feeding. |
==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
| − | Listeria are intracellular pathogens. They are Gram positive rods with catalase positive and oxidase negative activity. They are facultative anaerobes and have tumbling motility. | + | ''Listeria'' are intracellular pathogens. They are Gram positive rods with catalase positive and oxidase negative activity. They are facultative anaerobes and have tumbling motility. |
| − | ''L. monocytogenes'' is haemolytic on blood agar due to a cytolytic protein, listeriolysin, and grows at range of pH values and temperatures. ''L. ivanovii'' produces a strong haemolytic zone. Listeria produces small, smooth, transparent colonies after 24 hours incubation. They are able to grow on non-enriched media. | + | [[Listeria monocytogenes|''L.monocytogenes'']] is haemolytic on blood agar due to a cytolytic protein, '''listeriolysin''', and grows at range of pH values and temperatures. [[Listeria ivanovii|''L.ivanovii'']] produces a strong haemolytic zone. ''Listeria'' produces small, smooth, transparent colonies after 24 hours incubation. They are able to grow on non-enriched media. |
==Pathogenesis and pathogenicity== | ==Pathogenesis and pathogenicity== | ||
| − | Listeria cause infection by ingestion of contaminated feed. The bacteria penetrate M cells in intestinal Peyer's patches and spread to tissues via blood and lymph. Transplacental transmission can also occur in pregnant animals. | + | ''Listeria'' cause infection by ingestion of contaminated feed. The bacteria penetrate M cells in intestinal Peyer's patches and spread to tissues via blood and lymph. Transplacental transmission can also occur in pregnant animals. |
The bacteria may gain entry via breaks in oral or nasal mucosa and migrate in cranial nerves to cause neural signs. This can cause the formation of microabscesses and perivascular lymphocytic cuffs in the brainstem. | The bacteria may gain entry via breaks in oral or nasal mucosa and migrate in cranial nerves to cause neural signs. This can cause the formation of microabscesses and perivascular lymphocytic cuffs in the brainstem. | ||
| − | ''L. monocytogenes'' can replicate within phagocytic and non-phagocytic cells, and pass between cells without being exposed to the immune system. | + | [[Listeria monocytogenes|''L.monocytogenes'']] can replicate within phagocytic and non-phagocytic cells, and pass between cells without being exposed to the immune system. |
| − | Surface proteins known as ''internalins'' allow adherence and uptake of the bacteria into cells. Listeriolysin produced by virulent strains destroys membranes of phagocytic vacuoles, releasing the bacteria into the cytoplasm. In the cytoplasm, Listeria are motile. | + | Surface proteins known as '''internalins''' allow adherence and uptake of the bacteria into cells. Listeriolysin produced by virulent strains destroys membranes of phagocytic vacuoles, releasing the bacteria into the cytoplasm. In the cytoplasm, ''Listeria'' are motile. |
The bacteria can then induce formation of pseudopod projections in the cytoplasmic membrane, which are taken up with the bacteria into adjacent cells. | The bacteria can then induce formation of pseudopod projections in the cytoplasmic membrane, which are taken up with the bacteria into adjacent cells. | ||
A cell-mediated immune response is required for protection. | A cell-mediated immune response is required for protection. | ||
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Specimens for diagnosis should include; CSF in neural cases, cotyledons in abortion and liver, spleen and blood in septicaemia. Immunofluorescence using monoclonal antibodies can be used. Histology of brain demonstrates microabscesses and lymphocytic cuffing in the brainstem. Smears of cotyledons can be diagnostic in abortion. High protein and cell counts in CSF can be taken in neural cases and isolation on blood and MacConkey agar in septicaemia. | Specimens for diagnosis should include; CSF in neural cases, cotyledons in abortion and liver, spleen and blood in septicaemia. Immunofluorescence using monoclonal antibodies can be used. Histology of brain demonstrates microabscesses and lymphocytic cuffing in the brainstem. Smears of cotyledons can be diagnostic in abortion. High protein and cell counts in CSF can be taken in neural cases and isolation on blood and MacConkey agar in septicaemia. | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:16, 11 July 2012
| Listeria | |
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| Phylum | Firmicutes |
| Class | Bacilli |
| Order | Bacillales |
| Family | Listeriaceae |
| Genus | Listeria |
Overview
There are 6 species of Listeria bacteria. They are known as saprophytes in soil. L.monocytogenes and L.ivanovii are pathogens carried by sheep and goats and shed in faeces and milk especially during stress. They can cause septicaemia, encephalitis, abortion and endophthalmitis in ruminants. Outbreaks of Listeriosis often linked to silage feeding.
Characteristics
Listeria are intracellular pathogens. They are Gram positive rods with catalase positive and oxidase negative activity. They are facultative anaerobes and have tumbling motility. L.monocytogenes is haemolytic on blood agar due to a cytolytic protein, listeriolysin, and grows at range of pH values and temperatures. L.ivanovii produces a strong haemolytic zone. Listeria produces small, smooth, transparent colonies after 24 hours incubation. They are able to grow on non-enriched media.
Pathogenesis and pathogenicity
Listeria cause infection by ingestion of contaminated feed. The bacteria penetrate M cells in intestinal Peyer's patches and spread to tissues via blood and lymph. Transplacental transmission can also occur in pregnant animals. The bacteria may gain entry via breaks in oral or nasal mucosa and migrate in cranial nerves to cause neural signs. This can cause the formation of microabscesses and perivascular lymphocytic cuffs in the brainstem. L.monocytogenes can replicate within phagocytic and non-phagocytic cells, and pass between cells without being exposed to the immune system. Surface proteins known as internalins allow adherence and uptake of the bacteria into cells. Listeriolysin produced by virulent strains destroys membranes of phagocytic vacuoles, releasing the bacteria into the cytoplasm. In the cytoplasm, Listeria are motile. The bacteria can then induce formation of pseudopod projections in the cytoplasmic membrane, which are taken up with the bacteria into adjacent cells. A cell-mediated immune response is required for protection.
Diagnosis
Specimens for diagnosis should include; CSF in neural cases, cotyledons in abortion and liver, spleen and blood in septicaemia. Immunofluorescence using monoclonal antibodies can be used. Histology of brain demonstrates microabscesses and lymphocytic cuffing in the brainstem. Smears of cotyledons can be diagnostic in abortion. High protein and cell counts in CSF can be taken in neural cases and isolation on blood and MacConkey agar in septicaemia.
See here for a list of Listeria species
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