Prevalence, characterization and sources of Listeria monocytogenes in blue crab (Callinectus sapidus) meat and blue crab processing plants

Food Microbiology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 263-270

  Pagadala, Sivaranjani ^a   Parveen, Salina ^a   Rippen, Thomas ^a   Luchansky, John B ^b   Call, Jeffrey E ^b   Tamplin, Mark L ^c   Porto Fett, Anna C S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE   (United States)

^b EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility; Blue crab; Listeria monocytogenes; Ribotype

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BRACHYURA; CLASSIFICATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; SEA FOOD; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BRACHYURA; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEAT; SEAFOOD;

CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 84861006612     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2012.03.015     Document Type: Article

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