Direct ferrous sulfate exposure facilitates the VBNC state formation rather than ferroptosis in Listeria monocytogenes.

Listeria monocytogenes frequently causes Listeriosis in humans and animals. In present study, we discovered that in the presence of FeSO, L. monocytogenes became viable but non-culturable (VBNC), and remained virulent to Caenorhabditis elegans.

A Broad-Spectrum Phage Endolysin (LysCP28) Able to Remove Biofilms and Inactivate Strains.

is a gram-positive, anaerobic, spore-forming bacterium capable of producing four major toxins which cause disease symptoms and pathogenesis in humans and animals. strains carrying enterotoxins can cause food poisoning in humans and are associated with meat consumption. An endolysin, named LysCP28, is encoded by orf28 from bacteriophage BG3P.

The Broad Host Range Phage vB_CpeS_BG3P Is Able to Inhibit Growth.

Clostridium perfringens is an important pathogen for both humans and animals, causing human foodborne disease and necrotic enteritis in poultry. In the present study, a C. perfringens-specific phage, vB_CpeS_BG3P (designated as BG3P hereafter), was isolated from chicken farm sewage.