Growth of Listeria monocytogenes as a biofilm on various food- processing surfaces

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 827-831

  Blackman, Isabel C ^a   Frank, Joseph F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

biofilm; epifluorescence microscopy; food processing; Listeria monocytogenes; SEM

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029830957     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-59.8.827     Document Type: Article

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