The pathogenicity of Listeria monocytogenes: A public health perspective

Reviews and Research in Medical Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-14

  McLauchlin, J ^a  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Listeria monocytogenes; Listeriosis; Public health

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT;

DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; INFLUENZA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031037124     PISSN: 0954139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013542-199701000-00001     Document Type: Review

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