Exogenous sources of Listeria contamination in raw ewe's milk

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 950-954

  Garcia, Esther ^a   De Paz, Maximo ^a   Rodriguez, Jose Luis ^a   Gaya, Pilar ^a   Medina, Margarita ^a   Nuñez, Manuel ^a  

^a Agraria y Alimentaria   (Spain)

Author keywords

environmental contamination; ewe's milk; Listeria monocytogenes; Listeria spp.

Indexed keywords

AVES; COLUMBA; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PASSERIDAE;

EID: 0029820213     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-59.9.950     Document Type: Article

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