Evaluation of luciferase reporter bacteriophage A511::luxAB for detection of Listeria monocytogenes in contaminated foods

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2961-2965

  Loessner, Martin J ^a   Rudolf, Melanie ^a   Scherer, Siegfried ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CHEESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEAT; MILK; NONHUMAN; REPORTER GENE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0030838430     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.8.2961-2965.1997     Document Type: Article

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