LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The type species of the genus Listeria; can cause meningitis, encephalitis, septicemia, endocarditis, abortion, abscesses, listeriosis

Synonyms:

L. monocytogenes; Listeria monocytogenes

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Listeria monocytogenes" is a kind of...):

listeria (any species of the genus Listeria)

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