Listeria: A persistent food-borne pathogen

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 327-328

  Conly, J M ^a   Johnston, B L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; NOTE; PATHOGENESIS;

EID: 57149106170     PISSN: 17129532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2008/702565     Document Type: Note

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