1. The Genus Listeria and Listeria monocytogenes: Phylogenetic Position, Taxonomy, and Identification / Jocelyne Rocourt -- 2. Listeria monocytogenes in the Natural Environment / David R. Fenlon -- 3. Listeriosis in Animals / Irene V. Wesley -- 4. Listeriosis in Humans / Laurence Slutsker and Anne Schuchat -- 5. Pathogenesis of Listeria monocytogenes / Michael Kuhn and Werner Goebel -- 6. Characteristics of Listeria monocytogenes Important to Food Processors / Yuqian Lou and Ahmed E. Yousef -- 7. Conventional Methods to Detect and Isolate Listeria monocytogenes / Catherine W. Donnelly -- 8. Rapid Methods for Detection of Listeria / Carl A. Batt -- 9. Subtyping Listeria monocytogenes / Lewis M. Graves, Bala Swaminathan and Susan B. Hunter -- 10. Foodborne Listeriosis / Elliot T. Ryser -- 11. Incidence and Behavior of Listeria monocytogenes in Unfermented Dairy Products / Elliot T. Ryser -- 12. Incidence and Behavior of Listeria monocytogenes in Cheese and Other Fermented Dairy Products / Elliot T. Ryser -- 13. Incidence and Behavior of Listeria monocytogenes in Meat Products / Jeffrey M. Farber and Pearl I. Peterkin -- 14. Incidence and Behavior of Listeria monocytogenes in Poultry and Egg Products / Nelson A. Cox, J. Stan Bailey and Elliot T. Ryser -- 15. Incidence and Behavior of Listeria monocytogenes in Fish and Seafood Products / Karen C. Jinneman, Marleen M. Wekell and Mel W. Eklund -- 16. Incidence and Behavior of Listeria monocytogenes in Products of Plant Origin / Robert E. Brackett -- 17. Incidence and Control of Listeria in Food-Processing Facilities / Robert Gravani.