Detection, isolation, and incidence of Listeria spp. in small-scale artisan cheese processing facilities: A methods comparison

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2499-2507

  D'Amico, Dennis J ^a   Donnelly, Catherine W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 73349129055     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-72.12.2499     Document Type: Article

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