Airborne loisteria spp. in the red meat processing industry

Czech Journal of Food Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 441-447

  Dobeic, Martin ^a   Kenda, Edvard ^a   Mičunovič, Jasna ^a   Zdovc, Irena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Aerobic mesophilic bacteria; Airborne Listeria spp.; Carcass; Meat processing plant; Slaughterhouse

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; DISEASES; LISTERIA;

AIRBORNE LISTERIA SPP; CARCASS; MEAT PROCESSING PLANTS; MESOPHILIC BACTERIA; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

AEROBIC BACTERIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA; LISTERIA INNOCUA; LISTERIA SEELIGERI;

EID: 80051741652     PISSN: 12121800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/88/2010-cjfs     Document Type: Article

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