Listeria

Taxonomy ID: 1637 (for references in articles please use NCBI:txid1637)

current name

Listeria  Pirie 1940 (Approved Lists 1980) , nom. cons.  ¹⁾ in  in  [Skerman VBD et al. (1980)] , [Pirie JH (1940)] , [JUDICIAL OPINION 12 (1954)]

homotypic synonym:

Listeria  Pirie 1940 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Bouznada et al. 2025 , emended name  ²⁾ in  in  [Bouznada K et al. (2025)] , [List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion No. 42 (2025)]

NCBI BLAST name: firmicutes
Rank: genus
Genetic code: Translation table 11 (Bacterial, Archaeal and Plant Plastid)
Other names:

heterotypic synonym

"Listerella"  Pirie 1927 , effective name  ³⁾ , nom. rej.  ⁴⁾ in  in  [JUDICIAL OPINION 15 (1954)] , [Pirie HJJ (1927)]

Lineage(full)

cellular organisms; Bacteria; Bacillati; Bacillota; Bacilli; Bacillales; Listeriaceae

Notes:

• 1) 'Nom. cons.' (= nomen conservandum, = conserved name) refers to a name selected by the procedure under its Code and meant to be used for all earlier synonyms and homonyms.
• 2) emend. (emendavit): Used when the alteration of the diagnostic characters or of the circumscription of a taxon modifies the nature of the taxon.
• 3) This taxonomic name has been effectively published but not validly published under the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes (Bacteriological Code).
• 4) 'Nom. rej.' (= nomen rejeciendum, = rejected name) refers to a name rejected in favor of a name conserved through procedures stipulated in the various Codes of Nomenclature.

Comments and References:

Skerman VBD et al. (1980) Skerman, V.B.D., McGowan, V., and Sneath, P.H.A. "Approved Lists of Bacterial Names." Intl. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1980) 30(1):225-420.

Pirie JH (1940) , Pubmed: abstract Pirie, J.H. "The genus Listerella Pirie." Science (1940) 91(2364):383.

JUDICIAL OPINION 12 (1954) Opinions 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy (1954) 4(3-4):141-158. "Opinion 12: Conservation of Listeria Pirie 1940 as a Generic Name in Bacteriology." [N.B.: "Listeria Pirie 1940 (type species Listeria monocytogenes (Murray, Webb, and Swann) Pirie 1940 shall be placed in the list of conserved names of bacterial genera (nomina generum conservanda)."]

Bouznada K et al. (2025) , Pubmed: abstract Bouznada, K., Belaouni, H.A., Saker, R., Chaabane Chaouch, F., and Meklat, A. "Phylogenomic analyses of the Listeriaceae family support species reclassification and proposal of a new family and new genera." Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (2025) 118(1):18.

List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion No. 42 (2025) , doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.006793 , Pubmed: abstract Oren, A., and Göker, M. "Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion no. 42." Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2025) 75(7):006793.

JUDICIAL OPINION 15 (1954) Opinions 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy (1954) 4(3-4):141-158. "Opinion 15: Names of Bacterial Genera to be Rejected as later Synonyms of Names of Genera of Protozoa." [N.B.: Eleven names of bacterial genera are placed in the list of names of bacterial genera to be rejected (nomina generum bacteriorum rejicienda).]

Pirie HJJ (1927)

Listeria (LPSN link)

Boerlin P et al. (1991) Boerlin, P., Rocourt, J., and Piffaretti, J.C. "Taxonomy of the genus Listeria by using multilocus enzyme electrophoresis." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1991) 41:59-64.

Collins MD et al. (1991c) Collins, M.D., Wallbanks, S., Lane, D.J., Shah, J., Nietupski, R., Smida, J., Dorsch, M., and Stackebrandt, E. "Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Listeria based on reverse transcriptase sequencing of 16S rRNA." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1991) 41:240-246.

Fischer W & Leopold K (1999) Fischer, W., and Leopold, K. "Polar lipids of four Listeria species containing L-lysylcardiolipin, a novel lipid structure, and other unique phospholipids." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1999) 49:653-662.

Graham TA et al. (1997) Graham, T.A., Golsteyn-Thomas, E.J., Thomas, J.E., and Gannon, V.P. "Inter- and intraspecies comparison of the 16S-23S rRNA operon intergenic spacer regions of six Listeria spp." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1997) 47:863-869.

Hartfort T & Sneath PH (1993) Hartford, T., and Sneath, P.H. "Optical DNA-DNA homology in the genus Listeria." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1993) 43:26-31.

Sallen B et al. (1996) Sallen, B., Rajoharison, A., Desvarenne, S., Quinn, F., and Mabilat, C. "Comparative analysis of 16S and 23S rRNA sequences of Listeria species." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1996) 46:669-674.

Schmid MW et al. (2005) Schmid, M.W., Ng, E.Y., Lampidis, R., Emmerth, M., Walcher, M., Kreft, J., Goebel, W., Wagner, M., and Schleifer, K.H. "Evolutionary history of the genus Listeria and its virulence genes." Syst. Appl. Microbiol. (2005) 28:1-18.

Vaneechoutte M et al. (1998) Vaneechoutte, M., Boerlin, P., Tichy, H.V., Bannerman, E., Jager, B., and Bille, J. "Comparison of PCR-based DNA fingerprinting techniques for the identification of Listeria species and their use for atypical Listeria isolates." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1998) 48:127-139.