listeria

Definitions

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

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Examples

“One of the main reasons fridge temperatures are recommend⟳ to be set⟳ at 5ºC is because of listeria. Listeria is a food poisoning bacterium that is psychrotrophic – in other words it likes cold temperatures. From the growth models, we know⟳ that listeria grows nearly twice as fast at 8°C as it does at 5°C, hence the recommended 5ºC, which helps keep⟳ us safe from listeria.”

“Listeriosis is a foodborne disease caused by listeria bacteria.”

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