Rod-Shaped Bacterium Named After a British Chemist

Puzzle 17 of The 1950s Hard Pack

Question is: Rod-Shaped Bacterium Named After a British Chemist

and the answer is: LISTERIA

Word Meaning:

LISTERIA — Any rod-shaped, gram-positive bacterium, of the genus Listeria, especially those responsible for the bacterial infection listeriosis.

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