Abstract
Listeria monocytogenes is a gram positive cocco-bacillus presents in the ground and water that can be found in the gastrointestinal tract of up to 5% of healthy human adults. It is a food borne pathogen capable to invade the intestinal epithelium, and it is responsible for several diseases as gastroenteritis, meningitis, meningoencefalitis, septicemia and abortions. The immunocompromised …