Definitions for listeria
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1. listerianoun

   any species of the genus Listeria

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1. listerianoun

   Any rod-shaped, gram-positive bacterium, of the genus Listeria, especially those responsible for listeriosis

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1. Listeria

   Listeria is a genus of bacteria that acts as an intracellular parasite in mammals. Until 1992, 17 species were known, each containing two subspecies. By 2020, 21 species had 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. The major human pathogen in the genus Listeria is L. monocytogenes. It is usually the causative agent of the relatively rare bacterial disease listeriosis, an infection caused by eating food contaminated with the bacteria. Listeriosis can cause serious illness in pregnant women, newborns, adults with weakened immune systems and the elderly, and may cause gastroenteritis in others who have been severely infected. Listeriosis is a serious disease for humans; the overt form of the disease has a case-fatality rate of around 20%. The two main clinical manifestations are sepsis and meningitis. Meningitis is often complicated by encephalitis, when it is known as meningoencephalitis, a pathology that is unusual for bacterial infections. L. ivanovii is a pathogen of mammals, specifically ruminants, and has rarely caused listeriosis in humans. The incubation period can vary from three to 70 days.

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1. listeria

   Listeria is a genus of bacteria that includes species known to cause food poisoning, infections and potentially serious diseases in humans and animals, particularly in individuals with weakened immune systems. The bacteria is typically contracted through the consumption of contaminated food, such as unpasteurized dairy products, raw vegetables, and processed meats. The most well-known species is Listeria monocytogenes, which is responsible for causing listeriosis, a rare but potentially fatal infection.

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1. Listeria

   Listeria is a genus of bacteria that contains ten species. Named after the English pioneer of sterile surgery Joseph Lister, the genus received its current name in 1940. Listeria species are Gram-positive bacilli. The major human pathogen in the Listeria genus is L. monocytogenes. It is usually the causative agent of the relatively rare bacterial disease, listeriosis, a serious infection caused by eating food contaminated with the bacteria. The disease affects primarily pregnant women, newborns, adults with weakened immune systems, and the elderly. Listeriosis is a serious disease for humans; the overt form of the disease has a mortality rate of about 20 percent. The two main clinical manifestations are sepsis and meningitis. Meningitis is often complicated by encephalitis, a pathology that is unusual for bacterial infections. Listeria ivanovii is a pathogen of mammals, specifically ruminants, and has rarely caused listeriosis in humans.

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1. Listeria

   A genus of bacteria which may be found in the feces of animals and man, on vegetation, and in silage. Its species are parasitic on cold-blooded and warm-blooded animals, including man.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of listeria in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of listeria in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of listeria in a Sentence

1. Stan Stromberg:

   With an organism like listeria, you cannot do a visual inspection.

2. Adrian Erlebacher:

   That is one of the most innovative ideas, in terms of microbes and the immune system, it’s not just listeria, but there are also viruses, fungi and parasites that have all been implicated in triggering stillbirth. There’s no way to treat women against all those different microbes, but here we’ve identified this pathway, and by circumventing this pathway associated with these infections, we can provide more uniform protection against stillbirth.

3. John Swartzberg:

   Listeria survives well at cool temperatures, most bacteria and fungi do not -- that's why we refrigerate. Healthy people are at low risk for disease, but it can happen. Those at greatest risk for disease are the elderly, immunocompromised and pregnant.

4. Stan Stromberg:

   Once you identify where it is, listeria is relatively easy to control. But it's going to be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

5. Fresh Ideation Food Group LLC:

   The recall was initiated after the company’s environmental samples tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=listeria
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Listeria
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listeria
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=listeria