Listeriosis

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Etiology/Bacteriology

Taxonomy

Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Firmicutes
Class: Bacilli
Order: Bacillales
Family: Listeriaceae
Genus: Listeria
Species: monocytogenes

Description

Pathogenesis

Transmission

Infectious dose, incubation, and colonization

Epidemiology

Virulence factors

Clinical features

Diagnosis

Treatment

Prevention

Host Immune Response

References

1. Conway, Tyrrell. “Genus conway”. “Microbe Wiki” 2013. Volume 1. p. 1-2.
2. http://www.cdc.gov/listeria/


Created by Danielle Vinnedge, Naomi Quillin, Jennifer Gallup, students of Tyrrell Conway at the University of Oklahoma.