Virulence of Listeria monocytogenes isolates from humans and smoked salmon, peeled shrimp, and their processing environments

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2157-2160

  Gudmundsdóttir, Sigrún ^a   Roche, Sylvie M ^b   Kristinsson, Karl G ^c   Kristjánsson, Már ^c  

^a Icelandic Fisheries Laboratories   (Iceland)

^b UR1282   (France)

^c LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 33749318014     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-69.9.2157     Document Type: Article

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