Sketchy Microbiology: Listeria Monocytogenes

Santa’s List — Listeria Monocytogenes

Purple oblong shaped ornaments – Gram Positive Bacilli

Tumbling purple ornaments — Motile and facultative intracellular, tumbling motility

Icicles — Listeria survives and multiplies in near freezing temperatures (1 - 45 deg C)

β Light – β Hemolytic (in blood agar)

Rocket toys — Rapidly polymerizes actin along the cell wall allowing it to move quickly in the cell

Note: One is in the bag (this is done intracellularly)

Cat — Catalase Positive

Milk and cheese left out for Santa — Can contaminate food items even if they are refrigerated, like milk, cheese

Pregnant Woman — Pregnant women are more likely to get listeria than anyone else. May lead to termination or diseases in the newborn

Meningitis helmet — Newborns can get meningitis from the mom, can also get in in adults over 60

Guitar Amp– Treat with Ampicillin