The prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in the environment of dairy farms

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 121-124

  Ueno, Hiroshi ^a   Yokota, Keiichi ^a   Arai, Takanori ^a   Muramatsu, Yasukazu ^a   Taniyama, Hiroyuki ^a   Iida, Takashi ^b   Morita, Chiharu ^a  

^a RAKUNO GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dairy farms; Listeria monocytogenes; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COW; DAIRY INDUSTRY; INFECTION RISK; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS MONOCYTOGENES; SILO;

EID: 0030027839     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1996.tb03326.x     Document Type: Article

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