Survival and recovery of viable but nonculturable Listeria monocytogenes cells in a nutritionally depleted medium

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1641-1645

  Foong, Sally C C ^a   Dickson, James S ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 4043125391     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-67.8.1641     Document Type: Article

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