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listeria

noun

lis·​te·​ria li-ˈstir-ē-ə How to pronounce listeria (audio)
plural listeria
: any of a genus (Listeria) of small, gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria that do not form spores and have a tendency to grow in chains and that include one (Listeria monocytogenes) that causes listeriosis
A common germ found in many foods from raw vegetables to hot dogs, listeria can cause a sometimes fatal disease called listeriosis when present in large quantities. Amy Barrett
also : a disease or sickness caused by infection with this bacterium : listeriosis
Listeria symptoms include high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Sierra Brown

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Neatly 500 pounds of beef jerky is being recalled over concerns it is contaminated with listeria. Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 7 Sep. 2022 The recall occurred after a routine test by the FDA which led to the discovery of Listeria monocytogenes, the bacterium that causes listeria infection. Maggie O'neill, SELF, 6 June 2022 Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the products were being investigated for causing a listeria outbreak that has been linked to at least one death and at least 22 hospitalizations. Rob Wile, NBC News, 11 July 2022 The lawsuit comes three days after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an advisory warning consumers not to sell or eat Big Olaf ice cream and linking it to a listeria outbreak. Laura Finaldi, USA TODAY, 7 July 2022 Big Olaf Creamery products are only sold in Florida but the listeria outbreak spread to nine more states including Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, the CDC reported. Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com, 5 July 2022 The company released a statement Sunday saying that the link between its ice cream and the listeria outbreak has not been confirmed and is only speculation at this point. Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2022 The listeria outbreak has killed one person and infected 22 people, 12 of whom live in Florida and another eight of whom were in Florida within a month before infection. David J. Neal, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2022 At least 23 people from across the U.S. have been sickened in a listeria outbreak which may have originated in Florida, federal health officials reported Thursday. CBS News, 30 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Listeria, from Joseph Lister

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of listeria was in 1952

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