Listeria monocytogenes isolated from vegetable salads sold at supermarkets in Santiago, Chile: Prevalence and strain characterization

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 132, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 176-179

  Cordano, Ana María ^a   Jacquet, Christine ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Chile; Listeria monocytogenes; Vegetable salads

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD FREEZING; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD PROCESSING; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PREVALENCE; VEGETABLE;

CHILE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FROZEN FOODS; HUMANS; LETTUCE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEGETABLES;

LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 65649153379     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.04.008     Document Type: Article

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