Incidence of Listeria monocytogenes in different food products commercialized in Portugal

Food Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 213-216

  Mena, Cristina ^a   Almeida, Gonçalo ^a   Carneiro, Luísa ^a   Teixeira, Paula ^a   Hogg, Tim ^a   Gibbs, Paul A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA   (Portugal)

^b LEATHERHEAD FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Incidence in foods; Listeria monocytogenes

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 1442289621     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-0020(03)00057-1     Document Type: Article

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