Expression of virulence genes of listeria monocytogenes in food

Journal of Food Safety

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 161-168

  Rantsiou, Kalliopi ^a   Mataragas, Marios ^b   Alessandria, Valentina ^a   Cocolin, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 84859865410     PISSN: 01496085     EISSN: 17454565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4565.2011.00363.x     Document Type: Article

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