Pathogenicity of Food and Clinical Listeria monocytogenes Isolates in a Mouse Bioassay

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2362-2366

  Takeuchi, Kazue ^a   Smith, Mary Alice ^b   Doyle, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; LISTERIA; LISTERIA INNOCUA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0345119170     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.12.2362     Document Type: Article

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