Habitat disturbances impact invasion patterns of Listeria monocytogenes via modifications of the resident soil microbiota

Here, we designed experiments under controlled conditions to investigate how habitat disturbances may affect invasion patterns of a pathogenic bacteria. Soil microcosms were used as model habitats and Listeria monocytogenes was selected as the alien invasive microorganism. We compared the fate of Listeria monocytogenes in soil microcosms subjected or not to successive disturbances in order to highlight the determinants of its invasion success under ongoing environmental variations.