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Listeria monocytogenes

"Listeria monocytogenes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A species of gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria widely distributed in nature. It has been isolated from sewage, soil, silage, and from feces of healthy animals and man. Infection with this bacterium leads to encephalitis, meningitis, endocarditis, and abortion.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Listeria monocytogenes" by people in this website by year, and whether "Listeria monocytogenes" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 74 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 1999
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