Longitudinal studies on Listeria in smoked fish plants: Impact of intervention strategies on contamination patterns

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2500-2514

  Lappi, Victoria R ^a   Thimothe, Joanne ^a   Nightingale, Kendra Kerr ^a   Gall, Kenneth ^b   Scott, Virginia N ^c   Wiedmann, Martin ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GMA FPA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 7944227957     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-67.11.2500     Document Type: Article

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