Distribution of serotypes and pulsotypes of Listeria monocytogenes from human, food and environmental isolates (Italy 2002-2005)

Food Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 520-526

  Gianfranceschi, Monica Virginia ^a   D'Ottavio, Maria Claudia ^a   Gattuso, Antonietta ^a   Bella, Antonino ^a   Aureli, Paolo ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Listeria monocytogenes; PFGE; Serovars

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIC; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; HUMAN; ITALY; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SAFETY; SEROTYPING;

ANIMALS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; ITALY; LISTERIA INFECTIONS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PHYLOGENY; SEROTYPING;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 67349235493     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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