Listeria monocytogenes survival in soil and incidence in agricultural soils

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1201-1207

  Dowe, Mark J ^a   Jackson, Eric D ^b   Mori, Joyce G ^a   Bell, Colin R ^a  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Incidence; Listeria monocytogenes; Pathogen; Soil; Survival

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030656226     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-60.10.1201     Document Type: Article

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