Detection and isolation of Listeria spp. and Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods with various selective culture media

Food Control

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-24

  Jamali, Hossein ^a   Chai, Lay Ching ^a   Thong, Kwai Lin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

CHROMagar Listeria; Listeria monocytogenes; PALCAM agar; Ready to eat foods

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 84871650653     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.11.033     Document Type: Article

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