Evaluation of an enumeration method for Listeria monocytogenes at low contamination levels in cold-smoked salmon

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 271-274

  Gnanou Besse, Nathalie ^a   Beaufort, Annie ^a   Rudelle, Sylvie ^a   Denis, Catherine ^b   Lombard, Bertrand ^a  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

^b ADRIA Normandie   (France)

Author keywords

Cold smoked salmon; Enumeration; Filtration; Fishery products; Listeria monocytogenes; Microbiological methods

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COOKING; ENUMERATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; LABORATORY; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEASUREMENT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; SALMON;

ANIMALS; COLD; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SALMON; SEAFOOD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMOKE;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 43649093851     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2008.03.018     Document Type: Article

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