Temperature distribution and prevalence of Listeria spp. in domestic, retail and industrial refrigerators in Greece

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 171-177

  Sergelidis, D ^a   Abrahim, A ^a   Sarimvei, A ^a   Panoulis, C ^a   Karaioannoglou, Pr ^a   Genigeorgis, C ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Food safety; L. monocytogenes; Psychrotrophic pathogens; Refrigerator temperatures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHEESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD STORAGE; FREEZING; GREECE; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEAT; MEAT INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE;

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; LISTERIA; REFRIGERATION; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA INNOCUA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0031013846     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(96)01175-0     Document Type: Article

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