The Effect of Silver Nanoparticles on PCM2191 Peptidoglycan Metabolism and Cell Permeability.

Listeria monocytogenes is Gram-positive bacterial pathogen, a causative agent of food poisoning and systemic disease - listeriosis. This species is still susceptible to several conventionally used antibiotics but an increase in its resistance has been reported. For this reason the search for new, alternative therapies is an urgent task.