listeria
/li-steer-ee-uh/US // lɪˈstɪər i ə //UK // (lɪsˈtɪərɪə) //
李斯特菌,李斯特氏菌,李斯特菌病,李斯特菌属
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Bacteriology.
- : any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans and animals.
Examples
We had a weird one where we had listeria growing on caramel apples.
A detection method stopped a deadly Listeria outbreak associated with contaminated cheese.
We also follow Listeria and toxin-producing bugs like E. coli O157:H7—the “raw hamburger” bug.
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