WHO study on subtyping Listeria monocytogenes: Results of phage-typing

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 289-299

  McLauchlin, J ^a   Audurier, A ^b   Frommelt, A ^c   Gerner Smidt, P ^c   Jacquet, Ch ^d   Loessner, M J ^e   Van Der Mee Marquet, N ^b   Rocourt, J ^d   Shah, S ^a   Wilhelms, D ^f  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

^c STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^f MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Listeria monocytogenes; Multi centered study; Phage typing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDIZATION;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0030273223     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(96)01143-9     Document Type: Article

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