LISTERIA

Agriculture

Health

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Crosswords: LISTERIA

Listeria monocytogenes is the infectious agent responsible for the food borne illness Listeriosis. In the United States, an estimated 2,500 persons become seriously ill with listeriosis each year. Of these, 500 die. Credit: CDC.

Close up of Listeria Monocytogenes. Credit: USDA.

They're the Royal Canadian Mounties of the immune system-the heroes who show up in the nick of time-and they take on all bacterial invaders, be they salmonella, listeria, pasteurella, or E. coli. They're infection-fighting white blood cells called heterophils, and poultry immunologist Michael Kogut has found a way to make them do his bidding to protect young poultry. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Keith Weller..

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Health

Listeria monocytogenes is found in soil and water. (references)

You get listeriosis by eating food contaminated with Listeria. (references)

Persons at risk can prevent Listeria infection by avoiding certain high-risk foods and by handling food properly. (references)

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Expressions using "LISTERIA": Listeria Infections ♦ Listeria monocytogenes ♦ Listeria monocytogenes infection. Additional references.

Danish

listeriose (listerellosis, Listeria monocytogenes infection, listeriosis), listeria monocytogenes infektion (listerellosis, Listeria monocytogenes infection, listeriosis). (various references)

Dutch

listeriose (listerellosis, Listeria monocytogenes infection, listeriosis). (various references)

Finnish

listerioosi (listerellosis, Listeria monocytogenes infection, listeriosis). (various references)

French

listériose (listerellosis, Listeria monocytogenes infection, listeriosis), listériase (listerellosis, Listeria monocytogenes infection, listeriosis), listérellose (listerellosis, Listeria monocytogenes infection, listeriosis), infection � Listeria monocytogenes (listerellosis, Listeria monocytogenes infection, listeriosis), infection � Listeria (listerellosis, Listeria monocytogenes infection, listeriosis). (various references)

German

Listeriose (listerellosis, Listeria monocytogenes infection, listeriosis). (various references)

Greek 

λιστερίαση (listerellosis, Listeria monocytogenes infection, listeriosis). (various references)

Italian

listeriosi (listerellosis, Listeria monocytogenes infection, listeriosis), listerellosi (listerellosis, Listeria monocytogenes infection, listeriosis). (various references)

Pig Latin

isterialay

Portuguese

listerose (listerellosis, Listeria monocytogenes infection, listeriosis), listeriose (listerellosis, Listeria monocytogenes infection, listeriosis). (various references)

Spanish

listeriosis (listerellosis, Listeria monocytogenes infection, listeriosis), listerelosis (listerellosis, Listeria monocytogenes infection, listeriosis). (various references)

Swedish

listerios (listerellosis, Listeria monocytogenes infection, listeriosis). (various references)

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