LISTERIA


Meaning of LISTERIA in English

n. any motile rodlike bacterium of the genus Listeria, esp. L. monocytogenes infecting humans and animals eating contaminated food.

[ mod.L f. J. Lister, Engl. surgeon d. 1912 ]

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