Listeria
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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgrey
| name = Listeria
| image = listeria.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = Scanning electron micrograph of Listeria monocytogenes.
| regnum = Bacteria
| divisio = Firmicutes
| classis = Bacilli
| ordo = Bacillales
| familia = Listeriaceae
| genus = Listeria
| genus_authority = Pirie 1940
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
Listeria monocytogenes
Listeria ivanovii
Listeria innocua
Listeria welshimeri
Listeria seegligeri
Listeria grayi
}}
Listeria is a bacterial genus containing six species. Named in honour of Joseph Lister, Listeria species are Gram positive bacilli and are typified by L. monocytogenes, the causative agent of Listeriosis.
L. ivanovii is a pathogen of ruminants, and can infect mice in the laboratory, although it is only rarely the cause of human disease.Template:Bacteria-stub