Quantification of Listeria monocytogenes in salad vegetables by MPN-PCR

International Food Research Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 281-286

  Jeyaletchumi, P ^a   Tunung, R ^a   Margaret, S P ^a   Son, R ^a   Ghazali, F M ^a   Cheah, Y K ^a   Nishibuchi, M ^b   Nakaguchi, Y ^b   Malakar, P K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enumeration; Listeria monocytogenes; MPN PCR; Salad vegetables

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 77955833048     PISSN: 19854668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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