Pathways of Listeria monocytogenes contamination in the meat processing industry

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 31, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 161-171

  Nesbakken, Truls ^a   Kapperud, Georg ^b   Caugant, Dominique A ^b  

^a Norwegian Meat Cooperative ^*  (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cold cuts; Cured dried sausages; Fresh meat; L. monocytogenes; Meat processing plant; Multilocus enzyme electrophoresis; Production environment; Restriction fragment length polymorphism

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL ENZYME;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEAT; MEAT INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0030220384     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1605(96)00978-6     Document Type: Article

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