Difference between revisions of "Listeria monocytogenes"
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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
[[File:listeria 2.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<small><center>''Listeria monocytogenes'' (MarcoTolo 2006, Wikimedia commons)</center></small>]] | [[File:listeria 2.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<small><center>''Listeria monocytogenes'' (MarcoTolo 2006, Wikimedia commons)</center></small>]] | ||
| − | ''Listeria monocytogenes'' is one of the six species belonging to the genus [[Listeria species - Overview|''Listeria'']] | + | ''Listeria monocytogenes'' is one of the six species belonging to the genus [[Listeria species - Overview|''Listeria'']]. |
| − | Outbreaks of [[Listeriosis|listeriosis]] | + | Outbreaks of [[Listeriosis|listeriosis]] are caused by ''L. monocytogenes''. The outbreaks are seasonal and linked to silage feeding. |
''Listeria monocytogenes'' replicates in poor quality silage, where the pH exceeds 5.5. | ''Listeria monocytogenes'' replicates in poor quality silage, where the pH exceeds 5.5. | ||
Revision as of 20:15, 11 July 2012
| Listeria monocytogenes | |
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| Phylum | Firmicutes |
| Class | Bacilli |
| Order | Bacillales |
| Family | Listeriaceae |
| Genus | Listeria |
| Species | L.monocytogenes |
Introduction
Listeria monocytogenes is one of the six species belonging to the genus Listeria.
Outbreaks of listeriosis are caused by L. monocytogenes. The outbreaks are seasonal and linked to silage feeding.
Listeria monocytogenes replicates in poor quality silage, where the pH exceeds 5.5.
Animals are highly susceptible during pregnancy due to lowered cell-mediated immunity.
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