Listeriaceae
Listeria monocytogenes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Bacillales
Family: Listeriaceae
Garrity et al. 2001
Genera

Brochothrix
Listeria

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Mansell, Peter D. (2022-01-01), McSweeney, Paul L. H.; McNamara, John P. (eds.), "Infectious Diseases: Listeriosis☆", Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences (Third Edition), Oxford: Academic Press, pp. 343–351, ISBN 978-0-12-818767-8, retrieved 2023-12-05
  2. ^ George M. Garrity; Vos, P.; Garrity, G.; Jones, D.; Krieg, N.R.; Ludwig, W.; Rainey, F.A.; Schleifer, K.-H.; Whitman, W.B. (September 15, 2009). The Firmicutes. Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). New York: Springer. p. 1450. ISBN 978-0-387-95041-9. British Library no. GBA561951.
  3. ^ Euzéby, J. P. "List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature". lpsn.dsmz.de. Retrieved March 24, 2014.


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