Distribution of epidemic clonal genetic markers among Listeria monocytogenes 4b isolates

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 574-581

  Franciosa, Giovanna ^a   Scalfaro, Concetta ^a   Maugliani, Antonella ^a   Floridi, Francesca ^a   Gattuso, Antonietta ^a   Hodzic, Snjezana ^b   Aureli, Paolo ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUZLA   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES ATCC 19115;

EID: 33947357780     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-70.3.574     Document Type: Article

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