Kingdom Bacteria Class Bacilli Family Listeriaceae Rank Species | Division Firmicutes Order Bacillales Genus Listeria | |
Similar Listeriaceae, Listeria ivanovii, Listeria innocua, Listeria | ||
Listeria booriae is a Gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic, nonmotile, nonspore-forming rod-shaped species of bacteria. It is not pathongenic and nonhemolytic. It was discovered in a dairy processing plant in the Northeastern United States, and was first described in 2015. The species name honors "Kathryn Boor, a United States food scientist, for her contribution to the understanding of the biology of Listeria."
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