Prevalence, types, and geographical distribution of Listeria monocytogenes from a survey of retail Queso Fresco and associated cheese processing plants and dairy farms in Sonora, Mexico

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2596-2601

  Moreno Enriquez, R I ^a   Garcia Galaz, A ^a   Acedo Felix, E ^a   Gonzalez Rios, H ^a   Call, J E ^b   Luchansky, J B ^b   Diaz Cinco, M E ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ALIMENTACIÓN Y DESARROLLO   (Mexico)

^b EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 36048988043     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-70.11.2596     Document Type: Article

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