Telegram group: T.me/BBCNOUN [HCM431] Listeria is an example of a Gram-positive organism that survives in the water [HCM431] Listeria is an example of a Gram-positive organism that survives in the environment [HCM431] A flagellum is a thread-like appendage attached to the cell membrane [HCM431] Staphylococcus aureus is a common cause of bacterial food-borne disease Worldwide [HCM431] There are basically two parameters that affect the growth of microorganisms in food products extrinsic and intrinsic [HCM431] There are basically two parameters that affect the growth of microorganisms in food products DNA and nutrient [HCM431] Sometimes a small number of surviving cells may persist for months after death of the majority because they grow on the nutrients released by the dead cells [HCM431] Sometimes a small number of surviving cells may persist for months after death of the majority because they grow on the nutrients released by the food [HCM431] A large number of microbes cause diseases in all except Man [HCM431] Complex media are mostly used in everyday cultivation, adding ingredients of unknown composition