genus Listeria

/ˌdʒinəs ləˌstɪriə/
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Definitions of genus Listeria
  1. noun
    a genus of aerobic motile bacteria of the family Corynebacteriaceae containing small Gram-positive rods
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    type of:
    bacteria genus
    a genus of bacteria
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