Listeria
thumb|Listeria grown on agar medium thumb|Transmission electron microscopy|TEM [[micrograph of Listeria monocytogenes]]
Species
Genus
- PhylumFirmicutes
- ClassBacili
- OrderBacillales
- FamilyListeriaceae
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Research
29,697 papers- Listeria pathogenesis and molecular virulence determinants.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2001
- Listeria thailandensis sp. nov.International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology · 2019
- Listeria: growth, phenotypic differentiation and molecular microbiology.FEMS immunology and medical microbiology · 2003
- Novel internalin P homologs in Listeria.Microbial genomics · 2022
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Bacteria characteristics
- Phylogeny
- Pathogenesis
- Epidemiology
- Prevention
- Treatment
- Research
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Listeria grown on agar medium thumb|Transmission electron microscopy|TEM [[micrograph of Listeria monocytogenes]]
Listeria is a genus of bacteria that acts as an intracellular parasite in mammals. As of 2024, 28 species have been identified. The genus is named in honour of the British pioneer of sterile surgery Joseph Lister. Listeria species are Gram-positive, rod-shaped, and facultatively anaerobic, and do not produce endospores.