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SUMMARY: The physiological and general characters of 123 strains of Listeria were examined, and 33 of these were compared, in a computerized numerical analysis, with Erysipelothrix, Streptococcus, Corynebacterium, Microbacterium, Arthrobacter, Jensenia, Brevibacterium, Cellulomonas and Kurthia. It was concluded that Listeria and Erysipelothrix are distinct monospecific genera, not closely related. On physiological grounds, Listeria bore the nearest resemblance to faecal streptococci, and Erysipelothrix to other streptococci.
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