Isolation and characterization of Listeria monocytogenes and other Listeria species in foods of animal origin in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 22-29

  Gebretsadik, Simon ^a   Kassa, Tesfu ^b   Alemayehu, Haile ^b   Huruy, Kahsay ^a   Kebede, Nigatu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Foods of animal origin; Listeria monocytogenes; Listeriosis; Public health; Veterinary

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BEEF; CHEESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EGG; ETHIOPIA; LISTERIA; LISTERIA GRAYI; LISTERIA INNOCUA; LISTERIA IVANOVII; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIA MURRAYI; LISTERIA SEELIGERI; LISTERIA WELSHIMERI; MILK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAW FOOD;

DAIRY PRODUCTS; EGGS; ETHIOPIA; HUMANS; LISTERIA; MEAT; PREVALENCE;

EID: 79951727140     PISSN: 18760341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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