Prevalence and typing of Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat food products on the Belgian market

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2480-2487

  Van Coillie, Els ^a   Werbrouck, Hadewig ^a   Heyndrickx, Marc ^a   Herman, Lieve ^a   Rijpens, Nancy ^a  

^a Ministry of the Flemish Community   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA; LISTERIA INNOCUA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIA WELSHIMERI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A;

EID: 7944231034     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-67.11.2480     Document Type: Article

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