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In 1926, ''[[Listeria monocytogenes]]'' was first isolated from laboratory rabbits, by the bacteriologist Everitt George Dunne Murray, who named it ''Bacterium monocytogenes''. | |||
In 1926, ''[[Listeria monocytogenes]]'' was first isolated by the bacteriologist Everitt George Dunne Murray | It was later renamed ''Listerlla monocytogenes'' and finally ''[[Listeria monocytogenes]]'' in 1940 to honor [[Joseph Lister]], the British scientist who discovered that sterilizing [[surgical]] instruments before operations greatly reduced the chance of [[infection]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Obituary Notice. E. G. D. Murray, 1890-1964|journal=Journal of General Microbiology|volume=46|issue=1|year=1967|pages=1–21|issn=0022-1287|doi=10.1099/00221287-46-1-1}}</ref> | ||
Unline other microorganisms causing gastroenteritis, such as Shigella and Yersinia, Listeria was given a different name than its discoverer. | |||
It was later renamed ''Listerlla monocytogenes'' and finally ''[[Listeria monocytogenes]]'' in 1940 to honor [[Joseph Lister]], the British scientist who discovered that sterilizing surgical instruments before operations greatly reduced the chance of infection.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Obituary Notice. E. G. D. Murray, 1890-1964|journal=Journal of General Microbiology|volume=46|issue=1|year=1967|pages=1–21|issn=0022-1287|doi=10.1099/00221287-46-1-1}}</ref> | Listeriosis was initially an epidemic disease, affecting more than 50 species. However, in recent years it has been more frequent among humans. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]
Overview
Listeria monocytogenes (formerly Bacterium monocytogenes) was isolated in 1926 by Everitt Murray and renamed Listeria monocytogenes in 1940 after Joseph Lister in honor of his discovery of sterilization to prevent surgical infection.
Historical Perspective
In 1926, Listeria monocytogenes was first isolated from laboratory rabbits, by the bacteriologist Everitt George Dunne Murray, who named it Bacterium monocytogenes. It was later renamed Listerlla monocytogenes and finally Listeria monocytogenes in 1940 to honor Joseph Lister, the British scientist who discovered that sterilizing surgical instruments before operations greatly reduced the chance of infection.[1] Unline other microorganisms causing gastroenteritis, such as Shigella and Yersinia, Listeria was given a different name than its discoverer. Listeriosis was initially an epidemic disease, affecting more than 50 species. However, in recent years it has been more frequent among humans.
Notes
- Murray, E.G.D., R. A. Webb, and M.B.R. Swann. 1926. A disease of rabbits characterized by a large mononuclear leucocytosis, caused by a hitherto undescribed bacillus Bacterium monocytogenes. J. Pathol. Bacteriol. 29:407-39
References
- ↑ "Obituary Notice. E. G. D. Murray, 1890-1964". Journal of General Microbiology. 46 (1): 1–21. 1967. doi:10.1099/00221287-46-1-1. ISSN 0022-1287.