Listeria (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Bacteriology.
  1. any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans and animals.
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  1. any rodlike Gram-positive bacterium of the genus Listeria, esp L. monocytogenes, the cause of listeriosis
Listeria (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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