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 ]
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 ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012