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''Listeria Monocytogenes'' is a gram positive, rod-shaped bacterium. ''L. monocytogenes'' is a intracellular pathogen of both humans and animals. It is also the cause of the food-borne infection Listeriosis. The bacterium can be isolated from the soil, vegetation, and many animal reservoirs.It | ''Listeria Monocytogenes'' is a gram positive, rod-shaped bacterium. ''L. monocytogenes'' is a intracellular pathogen of both humans and animals. It is also the cause of the food-borne infection Listeriosis. The bacterium can be isolated from the soil, vegetation, and many animal reservoirs. It is also found to be part of the normal gastrointestinal microbiota in healthy individuals. | ||
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Classification
Higher order taxa
Kingdom: Bacteria
Division: Firmicutes
Class: Bacilli
Order: Bacillales
Family: Listeriaceae
Species
Genus: Listeria
Species: L. monocytogenes
Description and significance
Listeria Monocytogenes is a gram positive, rod-shaped bacterium. L. monocytogenes is a intracellular pathogen of both humans and animals. It is also the cause of the food-borne infection Listeriosis. The bacterium can be isolated from the soil, vegetation, and many animal reservoirs. It is also found to be part of the normal gastrointestinal microbiota in healthy individuals.
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