| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | lis·te·ri·a |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  l -stîr  - |
| NOUN: | Any of various rod-shaped, gram-positive bacteria of the genus Listeria, which includes the causative agent of listeriosis. | | ETYMOLOGY: | New Latin Listeria, genus name, after Joseph Lister.
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