Listeria monocytogenes: Low levels equal low risk

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 570-577

  Chen, Yuhuan ^a   Ross, William H ^b   Scott, Virginia N ^a   Gombas, David E ^a  

^a GMA FPA   (United States)

^b Health Canada and World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Standardization and Evaluation of Biologicals   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0347520945     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.4.570     Document Type: Article

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