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What is listeria? A microbiologist explains the bacterium behind recent deadly food poisoning outbreaks

  • Written by Yvonne Sun, Assistant Professor of Microbiology, University of Dayton
What is listeria? A microbiologist explains the bacterium behind recent deadly food poisoning outbreaksInvestigators in Florida traced a listeria outbreak to ice cream.Graiki/Moment via Getty Images

Bacteria do, and will, end up in food. Everyone eats – intentionally or unintentionally – millions to billions of live microbes every day.

Most are completely harmless, but some can cause serious illnesses in humans. Because of these...

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