Listeria Definition

lĭ-stîrē-ə
noun
Any of a genus (Listeria, esp. L. monocytogenes) of small, Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria that cause listeriosis, sometimes found in dairy products and raw meat.
Webster's New World
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Listeriaceae "” the listeria bacteria.

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Noun

Singular:
listeria
Plural:
listerias

Origin of Listeria

  • New Latin Listeria genus name after Joseph Lister

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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