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Listeria Monocytogenes |
Primarily an animal pathogen |
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Narrow band of |
Beta Hemolysis |
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Disease of Listeria Monocytogenes |
1. Losteriosis- food poisoning 2. Septicemia- can infect blood 3. Meningitis in elderly and immunocompromised |
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Consumption of contaminated food. Particularly COLESLAW and SOFT CHEESE. |
Mode of transmission |
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Causes erysipeloid a localized skin infection an occupational hazard for those handling meat and poultry and fish, hemolytic pattern can be either alpha (usually) or beta- hemolytic |
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae |
