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