How to Use "listeria" with Example Sentences

1. Listeria bacteria grow in moist , muddy conditions and are often carried by animals .
2. Government health officials said this is the first known outbreak of listeria in cantaloupe .
3. Listeria is rare but more deadly than well-known pathogens like salmonella and e. coli .
4. While most healthy adults can consume listeria with no ill effects , it can kill the elderly and those with compromised immune systems .
5. Louisiana has said it is investigating two listeria deaths possibly related to the outbreak that aren 't included in the cdc 's count .