Occurrence of Listeria species in ready to eat foods

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 519-526

  Wilson, I G ^a  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHICKEN; COOKING; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COOKERY; FOOD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; LISTERIA; LISTERIA INFECTIONS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NORTHERN IRELAND; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0029560798     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268800058684     Document Type: Article

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