Listeria
See also: listeria and listéria
Translingual
Listeria monocytogenes
Etymology
Named after British surgeon Joseph Lister (1827–1912) + -ia (taxonomic suffix).
Proper noun
Listeria f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Listeriaceae – the listeria bacteria, some species of which cause listeriosis.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Posibacteria - subkingdom; Firmicutes - phylum; Bacilli - class; Lactobacillales - order; Listeriaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Listeria monocytogenes - type species; Listeria aquatica, Listeria booriae, Listeria costaricensis, Listeria cornellensis, Listeria fleischmannii, Listeria floridensis, Listeria goaensis, Listeria grandensis, Listeria grayii, Listeria innocua, Listeria ivanovii, Listeria marthii, Listeria newyorkensis, Listeria riparia, Listeria rocourtiae, Listeria seeligeri, Listeria thailandensis, Listeria valentina, Listeria weihenstephanensis, Listeria welshimeri - other species
References
Listeria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Listeria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Listeria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Listeria at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
- Listeria in the Genome Taxonomy Database
German
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin.
Noun
Listeria f (genitive Listeria, plural Listerien or Listeriae)
- (medicine) listeria
Declension
Declension of Listeria [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Listeria | die | Listerien, Listeriae |
| genitive | einer | der | Listeria | der | Listerien, Listeriae |
| dative | einer | der | Listeria | den | Listerien, Listeriaen |
| accusative | eine | die | Listeria | die | Listerien, Listeriae |
Further reading
- “Listeria” in Duden online
- “Listeria” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache