Adhesion of Listeria monocytogenes to materials commonly found in domestic kitchens

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1239-1244

  Teixeira, Pilar ^a   Lima, Joana ^a   Azeredo, Joana ^a   Oliveira, Rosário ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Hydrophobicity; Kitchen materials; Listeria monocytogenes; Roughness

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 44949240624     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2007.01598.x     Document Type: Article

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