Characterization of Listeria monocytogenes isolates from 50 small-scale Austrian cheese factories

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1297-1303

  Wagner, M ^a   Eliskases Lechner, F ^b   Rieck, P ^a   Hein, I ^a   Allerberger, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b Federal Institute for Alpine Dairying   (Austria)

^c AUSTRIAN AGENCY FOR HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 33745094738     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.6.1297     Document Type: Article

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