Attributing risk to Listeria monocytogenes subgroups: Dose response in relation to genetic lineages

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 335-344

  Chen, Yuhuan ^a   Ross, William H ^b   Gray, Michael J ^c   Wiedmann, Martin ^c   Whiting, Richard C ^d   Scott, Virginia N ^a  

^a Food Products Association   (United States)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 33244466721     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.2.335     Document Type: Article

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