The challenge of enumerating Listeria monocytogenes in food

Food Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue , 2016, Pages 135-149

  Auvolat, Anais ^a   Besse, Nathalie Gnanou ^a  

^a French Agency for Food   (France)

Author keywords

Digital PCR; Enumeration; Filtration; Listeria monocytogenes; Microbiological methods; MPN; Quantitative PCR

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; BACTERIAL COUNT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PROCEDURES;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 84942744617     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2015.09.003     Document Type: Review

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