Enterobacter sakazakii: A review

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 103-113

  Nazarowec White, M ^a,b   Farber, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Enterobacter sakazakii; Infant formula; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; PIGMENT;

ARTIFICIAL MILK; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; REVIEW;

ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII;

EID: 0031015715     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(96)01172-5     Document Type: Review

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