listeria

Noun
  1. Any species of the genus Listeria (synset 101369724)
    is a type of: eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
    subtypes: l. monocytogenes, listeria monocytogenes - the type species of the genus Listeria; can cause meningitis, encephalitis, septicemia, endocarditis, abortion, abscesses, listeriosis
    belongs to: genus listeria - a genus of aerobic motile bacteria of the family Corynebacteriaceae containing small Gram-positive rods

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