Effect of several decontamination procedures on Listeria monocytogenes growing in biofilms

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 731-734

  Arizcun, Cristina ^a,b   Vasseur, Cecile ^a   Labadie, Jean C ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; DECONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0032103281     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-61.6.731     Document Type: Article

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