''Listeria rocourtiae'' is a species of bacteria. It is a
Gram-positive
In bacteriology, gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain test, which is traditionally used to quickly classify bacteria into two broad categories according to their type of cell wall.
Gram-positive bacte ...
, facultatively anaerobic, motile, non-
spore
In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores form part of the life cycles of many plants, algae, f ...
-forming bacillus. It is non-pathongenic and non-hemolytic. The species was first isolated from pre-cut lettuce in
Salzburg
Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian) is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872.
The town is on the site of the ...
, Austria in 2002. It is named in honor of Jocelyne Rocourt, "whose work had a major impact on the taxonomy of the genus ''Listeria''."
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LPSNType strain of ''Listeria rocourtiae'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
rocourtiae
Bacteria described in 2002
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