Listeria monocytogenes | Bacteria

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Listeria monocytogenes can be found virtually everywhere, in soil, water, plants and the guts of many plant-eating animals. It can survive very low temperatures and therefore thrives on refrigerated but otherwise improperly prepared food. In people with a functioning immunesystem an infection results in a relatively harmless gastroenteritis. Infections in pregnant women, newborns, or generally people with a weakened immunesystem are much more serious and can cause meningitis and sepsis.