Real-time PCR detection of 16S rRNA genes speeds most-probable-number enumeration of foodborne Listeria monocytogenes

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1650-1655

  De Martinis, Elaine Cristina Pereira ^a   Duvall, Robert E ^b   Hitchins, Anthony D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LACTUCA; LISTERIA; LISTERIA GRAYI; LISTERIA INNOCUA; LISTERIA IVANOVII; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIA SEELIGERI; LISTERIA WELSHIMERI;

EID: 34447542994     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-70.7.1650     Document Type: Article

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