Prevalence of low-virulence Listeria monocytogenes strains from different foods and environments

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 151-155

  Roche, S M ^a   Kerouanton, A ^b   Minet, J ^c   Le Monnier, A ^d   Brisabois, A ^b   Velge, P ^a  

^a UR1282   (France)

^b Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Detection; Listeria; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; DAIRY PRODUCT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEAT; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DAIRY PRODUCTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEAT; VIRULENCE;

LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MUS;

EID: 60949106243     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.01.012     Document Type: Article

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