Foodborne Outbreaks of Listeriosis and Epidemic-Associated Lineages of Listeria Monocytogenes

Microbial Food Safety in Animal Agriculture: Current Topics

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 243-256

  Kathariou, Sophia ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1002/9780470752616.ch25     Document Type: Chapter

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