Quantitative detection of Listeria monocytogenes in raw milk and soft cheeses: Culture-independent versus liquid- and solid-based culture-dependent real time PCR approaches

LWT

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 11-20

  Quero, Grazia Marina ^a   Santovito, Elisa ^a   Visconti, Angelo ^a   Fusco, Vincenzina ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

Author keywords

Listeria monocytogenes; Most probable number (MPN); Raw milk; Real time PCR; Soft cheese

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; GENES; LISTERIA;

GENOME EQUIVALENT; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; PCR APPROACH; QUANTITATIVE DETECTION; RAW MILK; RAW MILK CHEESE; REAL-TIME PCR; SOFT CHEESE;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 84898787782     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2014.03.005     Document Type: Article

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