Characterization of Listeria monocytogenes from an ice cream plant by serotyping and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 187-192

  Miettinen, Maria K ^a   Björkroth, K Johanna ^a   Korkeala, Hannu J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ice cream plant; Listeria monocytogenes; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Serotyping

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLEANING; DISINFECTION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PROCESSING; ICE CREAM; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEROTYPING;

DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; ICE CREAM; LISTERIA INFECTIONS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SEROTYPING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0344628674     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(98)00185-8     Document Type: Article

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