application/pdf 1848137 bytes eng Frontiers in Microbilogy 12 https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:1652 doi:10.3389/fmicb.2021.738470 The pathogenic microorganism Listeria monocytogenes is ubiquitous and responsible for listeriosis, a disease with a high mortality rate in susceptible people. It can persist in different habitats, including the farm environment, the food production environments, and in foods. This pathogen can grow under challenging conditions, such as low pH, low temperatures, and high salt concentrations. However, L. monocytogenes has a high degree of strain divergence regarding virulence potential, environmental adaption, and stress response. This review seeks to provide the reader with an up-to-date overview of clonal and serotype-specific differences among L. monocytogenes strains. Emphasis on the genes and genomic islands responsible for virulence and resistance to environmental stresses is given to explain the complex adaptation among L. monocytogenes strains. Moreover, we highlight the use of advanced diagnostic technologies, such as wholegenome sequencing, to fine-tune quantitative microbiological risk assessment for better control of listeriosis. 2022 Frontiers Landscape of Stress Response and Virulence Genes Among Listeria monocytogenes Strains info:eu-repo/semantics/article Lakićević, Brankica Z. den Besten, Heidy M. W. De Biase, Daniela All rights reserved L. monocytogenes, stress genes, genomic islands, diversity, lineages, clonal complexes, low pH, persistence