Molecular typing to trace Listeria monocytogenes isolated from cold-smoked fish to a contamination source in a processing plant

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 835-841

  Nakamura, Hiromi ^a,b   Tokuda, Yuica ^a   Sono, Ayumi ^a   Koyama, Tomoka ^a   Ogasawara, Jun ^b   Hase, Atsusih ^b   Haruki, Kosuke ^b   Nisikawa, Yosihkazu ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b OSAKA CITY INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 33646143819     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.4.835     Document Type: Article

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