MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Neurotropic strains of Listeria monocytogenes preferentially invade enteric glial cells
Ryan W. Donkin, Caroline Benda, Katelynn E. Krick…·Sarah E. F. D’Orazio
This study shows neurotropic L. monocytogenes strains preferentially invade enteric glial cells in the gut, using actin-based motility to spread to neurons and potentially reach the brainstem.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.03.742483