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Microbiology General 2659b13f

All of the following are true about Listeria except ?

A
Transmitted by contaminated milk
B
Gram negative bacteria
C
Cause aboion in pregnancy
D
Causes meningitis in neonates
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'b' i.e., Gram negative bacteria Listeria mococytogenes Morphology . Gram positive . Coccobacillus with tendency to occur in chains. . Exhibits characteristic, slow, tumbling motility when grown at 25degC but at 37degC is non motile. This is because peritrichous flagella are produced by the bacillus optimally at 20-30degC but only scantily or not at all at 37degC.

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