Listeria monocytogenes: Role of stress in virulence and survival in food

Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 195-201

  Hill, C ^a   Gahan, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Listeria monocytogenes; Stress response; Virulence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034421730     PISSN: 07916833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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