# Listeriaceae

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Family of bacteria

Listeriaceae Listeria monocytogenes Scientific classification Domain: Bacteria Kingdom: Bacillati Phylum: Bacillota Class: Bacilli Order: Bacillales Family: Listeriaceae Garrity et al. 2001 Genera[1] Brochothrix Listeria "Paenilisteria" Synonyms "Brochotrichaceae" corrig. Bouznada et al. 2024

The **Listeriaceae** are a [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) of [Gram-positive](/source/Gram-positive) [bacteria](/source/Bacteria) that includes two genera: *[Listeria](/source/Listeria)* and *[Brochothrix](/source/Brochothrix).*[2][3][1] They are short, [rod-shaped bacteria](/source/Rod-shaped_bacteria) that are [aerobic](/source/Cellular_respiration#Aerobic_respiration) or facultatively [anaerobic](/source/Anaerobic_respiration).[2] [Spores](/source/Spores) are not formed, but under stress these bacteria can form filaments.[2] Some species, namely *[Listeria monocytogenes](/source/Listeria_monocytogenes)*, can cause human and animal [listeriosis](/source/Listeriosis). While not all bacteria in the Listeriaceae family are considered a danger to humans, some are strongly associated with [food borne illness](/source/Foodborne_illness) or [microbial spoilage](/source/Food_spoilage), so they remain a topic of interest in agricultural industries.[2]

## Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the [List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature](/source/List_of_Prokaryotic_names_with_Standing_in_Nomenclature) (LPSN)[1] and [National Center for Biotechnology Information](/source/National_Center_for_Biotechnology_Information) (NCBI).[4]

16S rRNA based LTP_10_2024[5][6][7] 120 marker proteins based GTDB 09-RS220[8][9][10] Listeriaceae "Murraya" Stuart & Welshimer 1974 ex Bouznada et al. 2024 "Mesolisteria" Orsi & Wiedmann 2016 Brochothrix Sneath & Jones 1976 "Paenilisteria" Orsi & Wiedmann 2016 Listeria Pirie 1940 Listeriaceae Brochothrix "Paenilisteria" Listeria ("Mesolisteria") ("Murraya") (Listeria)

## See also

- [List of Bacteria genera](/source/List_of_Bacteria_genera)

- [List of bacterial orders](/source/List_of_bacterial_orders)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-LPSN_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-LPSN_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-LPSN_1-2) J.P. Euzéby. ["Listeriaceae"](https://lpsn.dsmz.de/family/listeriaceae). [List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature](/source/List_of_Prokaryotic_names_with_Standing_in_Nomenclature) (LPSN). Retrieved 2022-09-09.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:0_2-3) Mansell, Peter D. (2022-01-01), McSweeney, Paul L. H.; McNamara, John P. (eds.), ["Infectious Diseases: Listeriosis☆"](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128187661000660), *Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences (Third Edition)*, Oxford: Academic Press, pp. 343–351, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-12-818767-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-12-818767-8), retrieved 2023-12-05{{[citation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Citation)}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_work_parameter_with_ISBN))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Bergey2_3-0)** George M. Garrity; Vos, P.; Garrity, G.; Jones, D.; Krieg, N.R.; Ludwig, W.; Rainey, F.A.; Schleifer, K.-H.; Whitman, W.B. (September 15, 2009). [*The Firmicutes*](https://www.springer.com/life+sciences/book/978-0-387-95041-9). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). New York: Springer. p. 1450. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-387-95041-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-387-95041-9). British Library no. GBA561951.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-NCBI_4-0)** Sayers; et al. ["Listeriaceae"](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Tree&id=186820&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock). [National Center for Biotechnology Information](/source/National_Center_for_Biotechnology_Information) (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2022-09-09.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["The LTP"](https://imedea.uib-csic.es/mmg/ltp/#LTP). Retrieved 10 December 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["LTP_all tree in newick format"](https://imedea.uib-csic.es/mmg/ltp/wp-content/uploads/ltp/LTP_all_10_2024.ntree). Retrieved 10 December 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["LTP_10_2024 Release Notes"](https://imedea.uib-csic.es/mmg/ltp/wp-content/uploads/ltp/LTP_10_2024_release_notes.pdf) (PDF). Retrieved 10 December 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-about_8-0)** ["GTDB release 09-RS220"](https://gtdb.ecogenomic.org/about#4%7C). *[Genome Taxonomy Database](/source/Genome_Taxonomy_Database)*. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-tree_9-0)** ["bac120_r220.sp_labels"](https://data.gtdb.ecogenomic.org/releases/release220/220.0/auxillary_files/bac120_r220.sp_labels.tree). *[Genome Taxonomy Database](/source/Genome_Taxonomy_Database)*. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-taxon_history_10-0)** ["Taxon History"](https://gtdb.ecogenomic.org/taxon_history/). *[Genome Taxonomy Database](/source/Genome_Taxonomy_Database)*. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

v t e Prokaryotes: Bacteria classification Domain Archaea Bacteria Eukaryota (major groups Metamonada Discoba Diaphoretickes Hacrobia Cryptista Rhizaria Alveolata Stramenopiles Plants Amorphea Amoebozoa Opisthokonta Animalia Fungi Mesomycetozoea) Candidate Phyla Radiation "Elulimicrobiota" "Elulimicrobia" Minisyncoccota "Absconditibacteria" "Andersenbacteria" "Berkelbacteria" "Baikalibacteria" "Dojkabacteriia" "Doudnabacteria" "Gracilibacteriia" "Howlettbacteria" "Katanibacteriia" "Kazanbacteria" "Microgenomatia" Minisyncoccia "Patescibacteriia" "Saccharimonadia" "Torokbacteria" "Wirthbacteria" Thermotogati "Bipolaricaulota" "Acetithermia" "Bipolaricaulia" Deinococcota "Deinococcia" "Synergistetes" Atribacterota Atribacteria "Phoenicimicrobiia" Synergistota Synergistia "Thermocalda" Caldisericota Caldisericia Coprothermobacterota Coprothermobacteria Dictyoglomerota Dictyoglomeria "Lithacetigenota" "Lithacetigenia" Thermodesulfobiota "Thermodesulfobiia" Thermotogota "Thermotogia" "Zhurongbacterota" Bacillati Actinomycetota Acidimicrobiia Actinomycetes "Aquicultoria" Coriobacteriia "Geothermincolia" "Humimicrobiia" Nitriliruptoria Rubrobacteria Thermoleophilia Armatimonadota "Abditibacteriia" Armatimonadia Chthonomonadia "Fervidibacteria" Fimbriimonadia "Heboniibacteriia" "Zipacnadia" Chloroflexota "Caldilineia" Chloroflexia Dehalococcoidia "Dormibacteria" Ktedonobacteria "Limnocylindria" "Martimicrobiia" "Poriflexia" "Spiritibacteria" "Tarhunnaeia" "Uliximicrobiia" "Sysuimicrobiota" "Sysuimicrobiia" Vulcanimicrobiota Vulcanimicrobiia "Xenobiia" "Cyanoprokaryota" Cyanobacteriota Cyanophyceae "Sericytochromatia" Vampirovibrionophyceae "Margulisiibacteriota" "Marinamargulisbacteria" "Riflemargulisbacteria" "Saganbacteria" "Termititenacia" "Firmicutes" Bacillota "Bacillia" Bacillota D "Dethiobacteria" Natranaerobiia "Proteinivoracia" Bacillota E "Fermentithermobacillia" Sulfobacillia Symbiobacteriia Thermaerobacteria Bacillota G "Hydrogenisporia" Limnochordia "Clostridiota" "Clostridiia" "Thermoanaerobacteria" Thermosediminibacteria "Desulfotomaculota" "Carboxydocellia" "Carboxydothermia" "Dehalobacteriia" Desulfitobacteriia Desulfotomaculia "Moorellia" Peptococcia Syntrophomonadia "Thermacetogeniia" Thermincolia "Halanaerobiaeota" "Halanaerobiia" "Selenobacteria" "Selenomonadia" Pseudomonadati "Sphingobacteria" Bacteroidota Bacteroidia Chlorobiia "Ignavibacteriia" "Kapaibacteria" "Kryptoniia" Rhodothermia Calditrichota Calditrichia "Cloacimonadota" "Cloacimonadia" "Cosmopoliota" "Cosmopolitia" "Delongiibacteriota" "Edwardsiibacteriota" "Effluvivivacota" "Eiseniibacteriota" "Electryoneota" "Electryoneia" "Tariuqbacteria" "Fermentibacterota" "Fermentibacteria" Fibrobacterota Chitinivibrionia Fibrobacteria "Raymondbacteriia" Gemmatimonadota Gemmatimonadia "Glassbacteria" "Hydrothermota" "Hydrothermia" "Stahlbacteria" "Krumholzibacteriota" "Krumholzibacteriia" "Heilongiota" "Heilongiia" "Latescibacterota" "Handelsmanbacteria" "Latescibacteria" "Marinisomatota" "Marinisomatia" "Zixiibacteriota" "Zhuqueibacterota" "Zhuqueibacteria" "Planctobacteria" "Abyssobacterota" "Aerophobota" "Aerophobia" "Auribacterota" "Ancaeobacteria" "Auribacteria" "Erginobacteria" "Tritonobacteria" Chlamydiota Chlamydiia "Desantisiibacteriota" Elusimicrobiota Elusimicrobiia Endomicrobiia Fidelibacterota Fidelibacteria "Firestoneibacteriota" "Goldiibacteriota" "Heilongiota" "Hinthialibacterota" "Hinthialibacteria" "Hydrogenedentota" "Hydrogenedentia" "Omnitrophota" "Omnitrophia" "Velamenicoccia" Planctomycetota "Brocadiia" "Phycisphaeria" Planctomycetia "Uabimicrobiia" "Poribacteriota" "Ratteibacteriota" "Saltatorellota" "Saltatorellae" "Sumerlaeota" "Sumerlaeia" "Tangaroaeota" "Tianyaibacteriota" Verrucomicrobiota Kiritimatiellia Lentisphaeria Verrucomicrobiia "Proteobacteria" Acidobacteriota "Acidobacteriia" "Aminicenantia" Blastocatellia "Fischerbacteria" "Guanabaribacteriia" "Holophagia" "Polarisedimenticolia" Thermoanaerobaculia Vicinamibacteria "Acidulidesulfobacteriota" "Acidulodesulfobacteriia" Aquificota Aquificia Bdellovibrionota Bacteriovoracia Bdellovibrionia "Binatota" "Binatia" "Calescibacteriota" "Calescibacteriia" Campylobacterota "Campylobacteria" Desulfurellia "Canglongiota" "Canglongiia" Chrysiogenota Chrysiogenia "Dadaibacteriota" "Dadabacteria" Deferribacterota "Deferribacteria" "Deferrimicrobiota" "Deferrimicrobiia" "Deferrisomatota" Deferrisomatia "Leptospirillaeota" "Leptospirillia" "Lernaellota" "Lernaellia" "Methylomirabilota" "Methylomirabilia" "Moduliflexota" "Moduliflexia" Myxococcota "Bradymonadia" "Kuafubacteriia" Myxococcia Polyangiia "Nitrosediminicolota" Nitrospinota Nitrospinia Nitrospirota Nitrospiria Thermodesulfovibrionia "Oligoflexaeota" Oligoflexia Pseudomonadota "Anaeropigmentatia" "Caulobacteria" Magnetococcia "Mariprofundia" "Pseudomonadia" "Schekmaniibacteriota" Desulfobacterota G Syntrophorhabdia "Tectimicrobiota" "Entotheonellia" Thermosulfidibacterota Thermosulfidibacteria Thermodesulfobacteriota "Anaeroferrophilia" Desulfarculia "Desulfatiglandia" Desulfobaccia Desulfobacteria Desulfobulbia "Desulfofervidia" Desulfomonilia Desulfovibrionia Desulfuromonadia Dissulfuribacteria Syntrophobacteria Syntrophia "Thermodesulfobacteriia" "Zymogenia" Incertae sedis "Babelota" "Babeliae" Fusobacteriota Fusobacteriia "Lindowiibacteriota" "Macinerneyibacteriota" "Macinerneyibacteriia" "Muiribacteriota" "Muiribacteriia" "Ozemibacteria" "Wallbacteriia" Spirochaetota "Brevinematia" "Brachyspirae" "Exilispiria" "Leptospiria" Spirochaetia Incertae sedis "Qinglongiota" "Qinglongiia" "Salinosulfoleibacteria" "Teskebacteria" GTDB 10-RS226; LTP_10_2024

Taxon identifiers Listeriaceae Wikidata: Q937495 Wikispecies: Listeriaceae CoL: C4S EoL: 7784 EPPO: 1LSTEF GBIF: 4705 IRMNG: 114988 ITIS: 956449 LPSN: listeriaceae NCBI: 186820 NZOR: 9f5d526e-674b-41fa-9615-fb9490b4609e Open Tree of Life: 68426 SeqCode Registry: 4236 WoRMS: 571029

Authority control databases: National Czech Republic

v t e Listeria Outbreaks 2008 Canada listeriosis outbreak 2008–2009 Chile listeriosis outbreak 2011 United States listeriosis outbreak 2014 Macedonia listeriosis outbreak 2017–2018 South African listeriosis outbreak 2018 Australian rockmelon listeriosis outbreak 2024 United States listeriosis outbreak 2025 United States listeriosis outbreak Related Listeriaceae Listeria aquatica Listeria booriae Listeria cornellensis Listeria costaricensis Listeria fleischmannii Listeria floridensis Listeria goaensis Listeria grandensis Listeria grayi Listeria innocua Listeria ivanovii Listeria marthii Listeria monocytogenes Listeria monocytogenes non-coding RNA Listeria newyorkensis Listeria riparia Listeria rocourtiae Listeria seeligeri Listeria thailandensis Listeria weihenstephanensis Listeria welshimeri Listeriosis Listeriosis in animals

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