Microbiology 9th Edition by Laura Black, Jacquelyn Black

Exercise 20

Which of the following statements about listeriosis is false?
(a) The causative agent, Listeria monocytogens, can be found in many types of food .
(b) When pregnant women are infected with Listeria mono cytogens, the bacteria may cause fetal damage or death.
(c) Bacteriophages can be used to eliminate Listeria on contaminated food.
(d) Infection with Listeria monocytogens rarely results in meningitis.
(e) Listeria L-forms lack cell walls and are able to persist inside of macrophages after phagocytosis.