Phenotypic and molecular typing of Listeria monocytogenes isolated from the processing environment and products of a sandwich-producing plant

Food Control

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1519-1523

  Blatter, Simona ^a   Giezendanner, Nicole ^a   Stephan, Roger ^a   Zweifel, Claudio ^a  

^a VETSUISSE FACULTY UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Listeria monocytogenes; Persistence; Ready to eat food processing plant; Sandwiches

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 77954622582     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2010.04.025     Document Type: Article

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