Translation control by altered start codon usage as a means of modulating the general stress response and virulence in Listeria monocytogenes

Introduction
The ethological agent of listeriosis, Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterial pathogen well-known to be capable of adapting to both saprophytic and pathogenic lifestyles. As a food and environmental microbe, L. monocytogenes is widely dist… [55207 chars]