Isolation of Mycobacterium mucogenicum from street-vended chili sauces: A potential source of human infection

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 182-184

  Cerna Cortés, Jorge F ^a   Estrada García, Teresa ^b   González Y Merchand, Jorge A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM MUCOGENICUM;

EID: 58149474380     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-72.1.182     Document Type: Article

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