listeria
noun
                                                                                                                            
                                                            lis·te·ria
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  li-ˈstir-ē-ə  
                                                      
                                                          
            
            
               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
Amy Barrett
                         
                
                                
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                                                      : 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
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