listeria (redirected from Listeria infections)

lis·te·ri·a  (l-stîr-)

n.

Any of various rod-shaped, gram-positive bacteria of the genus Listeria, which includes the causative agent of listeriosis.

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[New Latin Listeria, genus name, after Joseph Lister.]

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listeria [lɪsˈtɪərɪə]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) any rodlike Gram-positive bacterium of the genus Listeria, esp L. monocytogenes, the cause of listeriosis

[named after Joseph, 1st Baron Lister (1827-1912), British surgeon]

listerial  adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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 L. monocytogenes, Listeria monocytogenes - the type species of the genus Listeria; can cause meningitis, encephalitis, septicemia, endocarditis, abortion, abscesses, listeriosis

Translations

listeria [lɪsˈtiːərɪə] N → listeria f

listeria [lɪsˈtɪəriə] n → listéria f

listeria

n (Med)

→ Listeriose f

listeria pl (= bacteria) → Listerien pl

listeria [ˌlɪsˈtɪərɪə] n → listeria