Detection of Listeria monocytogenes in commercially broken unpasteurized liquid egg in Japan

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 178-181

  Ohkochi, Miho ^a   Nakazawa, Miyuki ^a   Sashihara, Nobuhiro ^a  

^a KEWPIE CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SALMONELLA;

EID: 58149466839     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-72.1.178     Document Type: Article

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