Persistence of Listeria monocytogenes strains in a frozen vegetables processing plant determined by serotyping and REP-PCR

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1109-1112

  Ballesteros, Lorena ^a   Moreno, Yolanda ^a   Cuesta, Gonzalo ^a   Rodrigo, Alejandro ^b   Tomás, David ^b   Hernandez M ^a   Ferrús, Ma Antonia ^a   Henández, Jorge García ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b Centro Tecnologico Ainia   (Spain)

Author keywords

L. monocytogenes; REP PCR; Serotyping; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 79954606454     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2011.02595.x     Document Type: Article

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