The effect of sublethal concentrations of benzalkonium chloride on invasiveness and intracellular proliferation of Listeria monocytogenes

Food Control

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 230-235

  Pricope, Luminita ^a,b   Nicolau, Anca ^b   Wagner, Martin ^a   Rychli, Kathrin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b DUNAREA DE JOS UNIVERSITY OF GALATI   (Romania)

Author keywords

Benzalkonium chloride; Disinfectants; Listeria monocytogenes; Virulence

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 84870366667     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.09.031     Document Type: Article

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