Brochothrix Listeria The Listeriaceae are a family of Gram-positive bacteria that includes two genera: Listeria and Brochothrix.

[1][2][3] They are short, rod-shaped bacteria that are aerobic or facultatively anaerobic.

[1] Some species, namely Listeria monocytogenes, can cause human and animal listeriosis.

While not all bacteria in the Listeriaceae family are considered a danger to humans, some are strongly associated with food borne illness or microbial spoilage, so they remain a topic of interest in agricultural industries.

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