Listeria fleischmannii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Division: | Firmicutes |
Class: | Bacilli |
Order: | Bacillales |
Family: | Listeriaceae |
Genus: | Listeria |
Species: | L. fleischmannii |
Binomial name | |
Listeria fleischmannii Bertsch et al. 2013 |
Listeria fleischmannii is a species of bacteria. It is a Gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic, non-motile, non-spore-forming bacillus. It is non-pathogenic and non-hemolytic. The species was first isolated in 2006 in Switzerland from hard cheese. The species is named after Wilhelm Fleischmann, a pioneer in the research of dairy products.
L. fleischmannii can be differentiated from other species of Listeria by its ability to ferment both D-mannitol and D-xylose.