Comparison of multiplex PCR with conventional biochemical methods for the identification of Listeria spp. isolates from food and clinical samples in Queensland, Australia

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1874-1880

  Huang, Bixing ^a   Eglezos, Sofroni ^b   Heron, Brett A ^a   Smith, Helen ^a   Graham, Trudy ^a   Bates, John ^a   Savill, John ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^b EML Consulting Services QLD   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA; LISTERIA GRAYI; LISTERIA INNOCUA; LISTERIA IVANOVII; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIA SEELIGERI; LISTERIA WELSHIMERI;

EID: 34547785972     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-70.8.1874     Document Type: Article

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