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an epidemiological study of listeriosis in dairy cattle

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monocytogenes <strong>an</strong>d a prerequisite to successful <strong>in</strong>fection by this bacterium (Dramsi <strong>an</strong>d<br />

others 1996).<br />

After escape from the phagosome L. monocytogenes utilises cytoplasmic<br />

nutrients to susta<strong>in</strong> its growth with<strong>in</strong> the cell. Dur<strong>in</strong>g the process <strong>of</strong> multiplication,<br />

act<strong>in</strong>, a product <strong>of</strong> actA gene, is produced. This enables the bacterium to move with<strong>in</strong><br />

the cell. While mov<strong>in</strong>g freely the bacterium makes contact with the macrophage<br />

membr<strong>an</strong>e generat<strong>in</strong>g a pseudopod org<strong>an</strong>elle. This is then taken up by <strong>an</strong> adjacent cell.<br />

The life cycle cont<strong>in</strong>ues <strong>in</strong> this newly <strong>in</strong>fected cell (Tilney <strong>an</strong>d Portnoy, 1989, Tilney<br />

<strong>an</strong>d Tilney 1993, Southwick <strong>an</strong>d Purich 1996).<br />

d) Resist<strong>an</strong>ce: Hav<strong>in</strong>g briefly expla<strong>in</strong>ed virulence <strong>an</strong>d its determ<strong>in</strong><strong>an</strong>ts the follow<strong>in</strong>g is<br />

a brief description <strong>of</strong> mech<strong>an</strong>isms <strong>of</strong> resist<strong>an</strong>ce <strong>of</strong> the host to L. monocytogenes which<br />

<strong>in</strong>volves elements that deal with the org<strong>an</strong>ism at each stage <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>fection. With<strong>in</strong> first<br />

hours <strong>of</strong> the <strong>in</strong>ternalisation around 90% <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>vad<strong>in</strong>g listeria are killed by phagocytes.<br />

The recruitment <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>flammatory cells such as neutrophils is also <strong>in</strong>duced by <strong>in</strong>terleuk<strong>in</strong><br />

1 produced by <strong>in</strong>fected macrophages. Neutrophils play <strong>an</strong> import<strong>an</strong>t role by limit<strong>in</strong>g L.<br />

monocytogenes access to host’s cells <strong>an</strong>d abort<strong>in</strong>g cell to cell spread by lys<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>fected<br />

cells. Macrophages activated by phagocytos<strong>in</strong>g L. monocytogenes release <strong>in</strong>terleuk<strong>in</strong>-1,<br />

tumor necrosis factor-α <strong>an</strong>d <strong>in</strong>terleuk<strong>in</strong> 12. TNF-α <strong>an</strong>d IL-12 then stimulate natural<br />

killer cells to produce <strong>in</strong>terferon-γ. INFγ <strong>an</strong>d IL-1 are necessary for macrophages to<br />

express MHC class II molecules <strong>an</strong>d for enh<strong>an</strong>ced listeriocidal activity. The activated<br />

macrophages <strong>in</strong>hibit the release <strong>of</strong> the org<strong>an</strong>ism from the phagosome. Macrophage<br />

activation <strong>an</strong>d the destruction <strong>of</strong> L. monocytogenes enable listeria specific <strong>an</strong>tigens to<br />

be presented to T cells which together with the IL-12 production promote the <strong>in</strong>duction<br />

<strong>of</strong> T helper 1 cells <strong>an</strong>d CD8+ T cells result<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> a protective effect. L. monocytogenes<br />

rema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the endocytic compartment will be presented through the MHC class II<br />

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