Medical Dictionary
listeria
noun lis·te·ria \lis-ˈtir-ē-ə\
Medical Definition of LISTERIA
1
capitalized : a genus of small gram-positive flagellated rod-shaped bacteria that do not form spores, are aerobic or facultatively anaerobic, and have a tendency to grow in chains and that include one (L. monocytogenes) causing listeriosis
2
: any bacterium of the genus Listeria—called also listerella
—lis·te·ri·al \lis-ˈtir-ē-əl\ adjective
—lis·te·ric \-ik\ adjective
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