Performance testing of six chromogenic ALOA-type media for the detection of Listeria monocytogenes

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 651-659

  Stessl, B ^a   Luf, W ^a   Wagner, M ^a   Schoder, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Chromogenic plating media; Listeria monocytogenes; Performance testing

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; LISTERIA; PATHOGENS; PIGMENTS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

CHROMOGENIC PLATING MEDIUM; DETECTION AND ENUMERATIONS; FOOD SAMPLES; FOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; L.MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROFLORAE; MIXED CULTURES; PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE TESTING;

PLATING;

AGAR;

AGAR; BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETECTION METHOD; FOOD; GROWTH RATE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; PLATING MEDIUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 58549121177     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.04039.x     Document Type: Article

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