ABSTRACT
Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 534 The Genus Listeria ........................................................................................................................ 534
Characteristics .................................................................................................................... 535 Methods for Conrmation/Differentiation of Listeria ....................................................... 535 Biology of Listeria .............................................................................................................. 537
Disease in Humans ........................................................................................................................ 537 Disease in Animals ........................................................................................................................ 539 Immunity to Listeria ...................................................................................................................... 539 Antigens of Listeria .......................................................................................................................540
