Evaluation of environmental sampling methods and rapid detection assays for recovery and identification of listeria spp. from meat processing facilities

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 696-701

  KovačEvić, Jovana ^a   Bohaychuk, Valerie M ^b   Barrios, Romero ^b   Gensler, Gary E ^b   Rolheiser, Deana L ^b   Mcmullen, Lynn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; LISTERIA;

EID: 64849116641     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-72.4.696     Document Type: Article

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