International life science institute north america cronobacter (formerly enterobacter sakazakii) isolate set

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 40-51

  Ivy, Reid A ^a   Farber, Jeffrey M ^b   Pagotto, Franco ^b   Wiedmann, Martin ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER ASBURIAE; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII;

EID: 84872701294     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-11-546     Document Type: Article

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