Listeria ivanovii
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Higher order taxa
Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Listeriaceae
Species
Listeria ivanovii
Description and significance
L. ivanovii is a non-spore forming, gram-positive, rod shaped bacteria. L. ivanovii is pathogenic, mainly infecting small ruminants and cattle, causing septicemic diease. Human cases of disease caused by L. ivanovii are extremely rare (5).
