In your body, it is bad for you and makes you ill.
Listeria monocytogenes live inside specific white blood cells called macrophages.
Listeria is a bacteria that can contaminate food and cause a serious infection called listeriosis when consumed. A listeria plant would probably refer to a plant that has been infected by listeria.
Just listeria, or the disease is listeriosis
What about it?
Listeria is not susceptible to cephalosporins... ampicillin is used instead
yes uv light does kill listeria and does not hurt the food
Listeria bacteria can pass through the wall of the intestines, and from there they can get into the blood stream.
Five out of every 100 people carry Listeria monocytogenes in their intestines.
Unfortunately, half of the newborns infected with Listeria will die from the illness.
You can find listeria monocytogenes in any food mostly the refrigerator because of its cold climate.
The species called Listeria currently contains eight different species of bacteria. The bacteria species that are included in the genus of Listeria are considered to be highly infectious and deadly to humans.
Listeria is a harmful bacterium that can be found in refrigerated, ready-to-eat foods (meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy - unpasteurized milk and milk products or foods made with unpasteurized milk), and produce harvested from soil contaminated with L. monocytogenes.