Listeria thailandensis

The name Listeria thailandensis sp. nov.[1] was proposed for a new species of Listeria after its discovery during screening of food samples in Thailand in 2018. Although the bacterium (recovered from fried chicken) was strongly similar to Listeria, it could not be exactly assigned to any previously known species. Further analysis suggests that the new discovery has highest similarity to L. floridensis (98.9 %) and L. costaricensis (98.8 %).[2] L. thailandensis differs from other Listeria species by the production of acid from d-tagatose and inositol.[1]

Listeria thailandensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Division:
Firmicutes
Class:
Bacilli
Order:
Bacillales
Family:
Listeriaceae
Genus:
Listeria
Species:
L. thailandensis
Binomial name
Listeria thailandensis
Leclercq et al. 2018

References
  1. Leclercq, Alexandre; Moura, Alexandra; Vales, Guillaume; Tessaud-Rita, Nathalie; Aguilhon, Christine; Lecuit, Marc (2019). "Listeria thailandensis sp. nov". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 69 (1): 74–81. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.003097.
  2. Research – Listeria Species – 20 Members! Welcome – Listeria thailandensis 7 March 2019 kswfoodmicro.com, accessed 11 July 2019
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