Evaluation of the MicroFoss system for the detection of Listeria species in environmental samples

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-7

  Odumeru, Joseph A ^a   Belvedere, Jennifer ^a   Van Donkersgoed, Cara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental samples; Listeria; MicroFoss; Standard culture method

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLAVIBACTER MICHIGANENSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM AQUATICUM; ENVIRONMENT; EVALUATION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM STAINING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LISTERIA; LISTERIA GRAYI; LISTERIA INNOCUA; LISTERIA IVANOVII; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIA SEELIGERI; LISTERIA WELSHIMERI; MICROORGANISM; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

COLORIMETRY; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD POISONING; LISTERIA; LISTERIA INFECTIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

LISTERIA; LISTERIA INNOCUA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 1542375214     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2003.11.022     Document Type: Article

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