| 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 | |
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Listeria fleischmannii Bertsch et al. 2013 |
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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.