Definition of listeria Listeria

/lɪstɪˈɹiʌ/ - [listireeu] - lis•te•ri•a

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What does listeria mean?

Noun Plural: listerias
listeria - any species of the genus Listeria
		eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
		genus listeria a genus of aerobic motile bacteria of the family Corynebacteriaceae containing small Gram-positive rods

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listeria (Noun)
Any rod-shaped, gram-positive bacterium, of the genus Listeria, especially those responsible for listeriosis.

"Listeria" is a Gram-positive rod which is not capable of forming endospores. Although several species of this bacterium exist, our discussion will focus only on the two species of human pathogenic significance: "L. monocytogenes" and L. ivanovii. In particular, "L. monocytogenes" has been implicated in several food poisoning epidemics.

Listeria are very common, they occur almost everywhere. Some Listeria are pathogens, they can cause a disease called Listeriosis. Listeriosis is usually caused by food gone bad.