Listeria monocytogenes: Incidence on vegetables

Food Control

Volumn 7, Issue 4-5, 1996, Pages 223-228

  Beuchat, Larry R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Food borne pathogen; Listeria monocytogenes; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0030213214     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0956-7135(96)00039-4     Document Type: Article

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