Growth potential of Listeria monocytogenes strains in mixed ready-to-eat salads

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 317-321

  Skalina, Lolita ^a   Nikolajeva, Vizma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Enterobacteriaceae; Growth potential; Listeria monocytogenes; Ready to eat salad

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; CHEESE; COLD TEMPERATURE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEAT; PENAEIDAE; SEAFOOD; VEGETABLES;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; POLLACHIUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 78649498600     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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