Listeria

What you should know:

Listeria are Gram-positive rods responsible for a disease known as listeriosis. These bacteria are psychrophiles and can grow at 4°C. Listeria are transmitted through contaminated foods such as soft cheese and cabbage. Their intracellular life cycle helps them to avoid the host immune system.

Classification: 

Domain Bacteria

    Phylum Firmicutes

        Class Bacilli

Bergey's Manual Volume 3: The low G+C Gram-positive Bacteria

Links

http://www.med.sc.edu:85/ghaffar/lister2002.jpg

http://www.med.sc.edu:85/ghaffar/zoonoses.htm