Associations to the word «Listeria»

Wiktionary

LISTERIA, noun. Any rod-shaped, gram-positive bacterium, of the genus Listeria, especially those responsible for listeriosis
LISTERIA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Listeriaceae   — the listeria bacteria.

Dictionary definition

LISTERIA, noun. Any species of the genus Listeria.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne