Characterization of Listeria monocytogenes strains isolated from food and humans in Italy by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis

Food Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 47-55

  Gianfranceschi, M ^a   Pourshaban, M ^a   Gattuso, A ^a   Wedell Neergaard, C ^a   Aureli, P ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0036486446     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fmic.2001.0463     Document Type: Article

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