Development and evaluation of a 24 well microtitre plate method for isolation of Listeria spp. or Listeria monocytogenes from foods

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 280-284

  Kang, D H ^a,b   Fung, D Y C ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENS;

CONVENTIONAL METHODS; FOOD SAMPLES; FOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; GROUND BEEF; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; L.MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROTITRE PLATE; RAPID METHOD; SIMPLE METHOD;

LISTERIA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EQUIPMENT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; INCUBATION TIME; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEAT; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032951551     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00532.x     Document Type: Article

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