This chapter contains sections titled:

• Introduction

• The Genus Listeria

• Pathogenesis

• Epidemiology

• Clinical Manifestations of L. Monocytogenes Infection

• Laboratory Diagnosis

• Management of Infection

• Erysipelothrix Rhusiopathiae

• Epidemiology

• Clinical Features

• Laboratory Diagnosis

• Management of Erysipelothrix Infection

• References