Listeria monocytogenes growth potential in Ricotta salata cheese

International Dairy Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 120-122

  Spanu, C ^a   Scarano, C ^a   Spanu, V ^a   Penna, C ^a   Virdis, S ^a   De Santis, E P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH POTENTIAL; INOCULUM LEVEL; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROFLORA; MONOCYTOGENES; REFRIGERATION TEMPERATURES; RELATIVE RATES;

LISTERIA;

PATHOGENS;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84861872622     PISSN: 09586946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2011.09.006     Document Type: Article

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