Incidence of Listeria spp. and Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat chicken and turkey products determined by polymerase chain reaction and line probe assay hybridization

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 548-550

  Rijpens, Nancy P ^a   Jannes, Geert ^b   Herman, Lieve M F ^a  

^a Belgian Government Dairy Research Station   (Belgium)

^b INNOGENETICS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

LiPA; Listeria; Listeria monocytogenes; PCR; Poultry

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 0030928230     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-60.5.548     Document Type: Article

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