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'''''Listeria''''' is a [[bacteria|bacterial]] [[genus]] containing six species. Named in honour of [[Joseph Lister]], ''Listeria'' species are [[Gram positive]] [[bacilli]] and are typified by ''[[Listeria monocytogenes|L. monocytogenes]]'', the causative agent of [[Listeriosis]]. | |||
''Listeria ivanovii'' is a pathogen of [[ruminant]]s, and can infect [[mouse|mice]] in the laboratory, although it is only rarely the cause of human [[disease]]. | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Listeria is a bacterial genus containing six species. Named in honour of Joseph Lister, Listeria species are Gram positive bacilli and are typified by L. monocytogenes, the causative agent of Listeriosis.
Listeria ivanovii is a pathogen of ruminants, and can infect mice in the laboratory, although it is only rarely the cause of human disease.