Multilocus enzyme electrophoresis typing of new zealand listeria monocytogenes isolates

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 351-359

  Avery, Sheryl M ^a   Hudson, J Andrew ^a,b   Buncic, Sava ^a  

^a Meat Industry Research Institute of New Zealand   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Listeria monocytogenes; Multilocus enzyme electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0030070009     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1605(95)00011-9     Document Type: Article

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