Enumerating Listeria monocytogenes in food: A problem of low numbers

Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 83-105

  Gnanou Besse, N ^a   Colin, P ^a  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 4544276533     PISSN: 10603999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4581.2004.tb00052.x     Document Type: Article

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