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All the following statements about Listeria are true, EXCEPT:

A
It is a gram negative bacteria
B
It causes aboion in pregnancy
C
It causes meningitis in neonates
D
It is transmitted by contaminated milk
High-Yield Explanation
Listeria monocytogenes is a sho coccoid, gram positive, catalase positive non spore forming rod with a tendency to occur in chains. They show tumbling motility at 20 - 25 degree centigrade and is non motile at 37 degree. The major virulence factors are invasion associated surface proteins called internalin and a pore-forming cytotoxin, listeriolysin O (LLO). Ref: Sherris Medical Microbiology By Kenneth J. Ryan, 5th Edition, Chapter 26 ; Textbook of Microbiology By Ananthanarayan and Panicker, 8th Edition, Page 395

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