Listeria rhymes with:
bacteria, cafeteria, criteria, algeria, assyria, bacteria, cafeteria, cerveceria, criteria, diphtheria, elyria, gaviria, iberia, liberia, nigeria, siberia, syria
Listeria sounds like:
lacouture, lacter, lasater, laseter, lasiter, lasseter, lassetter, lassiter, laster, lastra, laughter, lecter, lector, lecture, lecturer, leicester, leichter, leister, lester, lichter, licitra, lighter, liquidator, lister, locastro, locator, luster, lustre, luyster, luzader, lyster