Occurrence and characterization of Listeria spp. in ready-to-eat retail foods from Vancouver, British Columbia

Food Microbiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 372-378

  Kovačević, Jovana ^a   Mesak, Lili R ^a   Allen, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Internalin; Listeria monocytogenes; Ready to eat food; Retail food; Virulence risk

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD CONTROL; GENOTYPE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LISTERIA; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION;

DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENOTYPE; LISTERIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

LISTERIA; LISTERIA INNOCUA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIA WELSHIMERI;

EID: 84857445438     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2011.12.015     Document Type: Article

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