Listeria weihenstephanensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Division: | Firmicutes |
Class: | Bacilli |
Order: | Bacillales |
Family: | Listeriaceae |
Genus: | Listeria |
Species: | L. weihenstephanensis |
Binomial name | |
Listeria weihenstephanensis Halter et al. 2013 |
Listeria weihenstephanensis is a species of bacteria. It is a Gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic, non-motile, non-spore-forming bacillus. It is non-pathongenic and non-hemolytic. It was discovered in a Lemna trisulca plant in a pond in Bavaria, Germany. The species name reflects the region in which it was first isolated, and was first published in 2013.