Fresh produce-associated listeriosis outbreaks, sources of concern, teachable moments, and insights

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 337-344

  Garner, Danisha ^a   Kathariou, Sophia ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Listeria; Outbreaks; Produce; Serotypes; Whole genome sequencing

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOODBORNE DISEASES; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84959318607     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: 19449097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-15-387     Document Type: Review

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