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Listeria vs Listeriolysin - What's the difference?

listeria | listeriolysin |

As nouns the difference between listeria and listeriolysin

is that listeria is listeria while listeriolysin is any hemolysin produced by a listeria bacterium.

listeria

English

(wikipedia listeria) (wikispecies)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any rod-shaped, gram-positive bacterium, of the genus Listeria , especially those responsible for listeriosis

    • listeriolysin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any hemolysin produced by a Listeria bacterium