Listeriaceae | |
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Listeria monocytogenes | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Bacillota |
Class: | Bacilli |
Order: | Bacillales |
Family: | Listeriaceae Garrity et al. 2001 |
Genera | |
Brochothrix |
The Listeriaceae are a family of Gram-positive bacteria that includes two genera: Listeria and Brochothrix.[1][2][3] They are short, rod-shaped bacteria that are aerobic or facultatively anaerobic.[1] Spores are not formed, but under stress these bacteria can form filaments.[1] Some species, namely Listeria monocytogenes, can cause human and animal listeriosis. While not all bacteria in the Listeriaceae family are considered a danger to humans, some are strongly associated with food borne illness or microbial spoilage, so they remain a topic of interest in agricultural industries.[1]
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Terrabacteria BV1, BV3, BV5 |
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Thermotogida |
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Fusobacterida |
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Hydrobacteria BV2, BV4 |
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others |
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Listeriaceae |
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Authority control databases: National ![]() |
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