Listeria
E928071
Listeria is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria that includes species capable of causing serious foodborne infections in humans and animals.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Listeria monocytogenes | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | bacterial genus ⓘ |
| biosafetyLevel | BSL-2 for pathogenic species ⓘ |
| catalaseActivity | catalase-positive ⓘ |
| cellShape | rod-shaped ⓘ |
| cellWallComponent | teichoic acids ⓘ |
| class | Bacilli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonyMorphology | small grayish colonies on blood agar ⓘ |
| diagnosticTest |
CAMP test
ⓘ
cold enrichment ⓘ |
| diseaseCausedBySpecies | listeriosis ⓘ |
| environmentalReservoir |
decaying vegetation
ⓘ
soil ⓘ water ⓘ |
| family | Listeriaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy |
Murray
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swann NERFINISHED ⓘ Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foodAssociation |
raw vegetables
ⓘ
ready-to-eat meats ⓘ smoked fish ⓘ soft cheeses ⓘ unpasteurized dairy products ⓘ |
| gramStain | Gram-positive ⓘ |
| growthCapability | can grow at refrigeration temperatures ⓘ |
| growthTemperatureRange | psychrotrophic ⓘ |
| hemolysis | some species are beta-hemolytic ⓘ |
| hostRange |
animals
ⓘ
humans ⓘ |
| intracellularLifestyle | facultative intracellular pathogen (some species) ⓘ |
| kingdom | Bacteria ⓘ |
| motility |
motile at room temperature
ⓘ
tumbling motility ⓘ |
| movementMechanismInHostCells | actin-based motility (some species) ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Joseph Lister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Listeria innocua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Listeria ivanovii NERFINISHED ⓘ Listeria monocytogenes NERFINISHED ⓘ Listeria seeligeri NERFINISHED ⓘ Listeria welshimeri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Bacillales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxidaseActivity | oxidase-negative ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | facultatively anaerobic ⓘ |
| pathogenicity | includes pathogenic species ⓘ |
| phylum | Bacillota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicHealthSignificance | important foodborne pathogen genus ⓘ |
| sporeFormation | non-spore-forming ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| transmissionRoute | foodborne ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1926 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Listeria monocytogenes