Enhanced detection of Listeria spp. in farmstead cheese processing environments through dual primary enrichment, PCR, and molecular subtyping

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2239-2248

  D'Amico, Dennis J ^a   Donnelly, Catherine W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 55849144025     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-71.11.2239     Document Type: Article

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