LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Listeria monocytogenes mean? 

• LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES (noun)
  The noun LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES has 1 sense:

1. the type species of the genus Listeria; can cause meningitis, encephalitis, septicemia, endocarditis, abortion, abscesses, listeriosis

  Familiarity information: LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The type species of the genus Listeria; can cause meningitis, encephalitis, septicemia, endocarditis, abortion, abscesses, listeriosis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

L. monocytogenes; Listeria monocytogenes

Hypernyms ("Listeria monocytogenes" is a kind of...):

listeria (any species of the genus Listeria)

 Context examples 

A bacterial infection caused by Listeria monocytogenes.

(Listeriosis, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon intravenous administration, live-attenuated Listeria monocytogenes encoding EGFRvIII-NY-ESO-1 vaccine targets dendritic cells and expresses EGFRvIII and NY-ESO-1.

(Live-attenuated Listeria monocytogenes-encoding EGFRvIII-NY-ESO-1 Vaccine ADU-623, NCI Thesaurus)

A live-attenuated strain of the Gram-positive bacterium Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) with potential immunostimulatory and antineoplastic activities.

(Attenuated Listeria monocytogenes CRS-100, NCI Thesaurus)

Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Listeria monocytogenes.

(Listeria monocytogenes, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Listeriosis is a foodborne illness caused by Listeria monocytogenes, bacteria found in soil and water.

(Listeria Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

A cancer vaccine containing a live-attenuated strain of the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) encoding human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16 E7 fused to a non-hemolytic listeriolysin O protein with potential immunostimulatory and antineoplastic activities.

(Attenuated Live Listeria Encoding HPV 16 E7 Vaccine ADXS11-001, NCI Thesaurus)

A recombinant Listeria-based cancer vaccine containing a live-attenuated strain of the facultative intracellular bacterium Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) expressing human mesothelin with potential immunostimulatory and antineoplastic activities.

(Live-Attenuated Listeria Encoding Human Mesothelin Vaccine CRS-207, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon intravenous administration, attenuated Listeria monocytogenes CRS-100 may accumulate in and infect liver cells where it may activate a potent innate immune response and an adaptive immune response involving the by recruitment and activation of T lymphocytes.

(Attenuated Listeria monocytogenes CRS-100, NCI Thesaurus)

A live-attenuated, double-deleted strain of the Gram-positive bacterium Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) encoding a mutant form of the tumor associated antigens, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFRvIII) and the cancer/testis antigen NY-ESO-1, with potential immunostimulatory and antineoplastic activities.

(Live-attenuated Listeria monocytogenes-encoding EGFRvIII-NY-ESO-1 Vaccine ADU-623, NCI Thesaurus)