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. 1984 May;47(5):1188–1190. doi: 10.1128/aem.47.5.1188-1190.1984

New methodology for the isolation of Listeria microorganisms from heavily contaminated environments.

L Dominguez Rodriguez, G Suárez Fernández, J F Fernández Garayzabal, E Rodriguez Ferri
PMCID: PMC240104  PMID: 6430229

Abstract

A new methodology was devised for the isolation of microorganisms of Listeria genus from heavily contaminated materials, by which 88% of tested sheep were identified as carriers. There were 286 strains isolated by our methodology versus 19 by the classical system.

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