Enterobacter sakazakii in food and beverages (other than infant formula and milk powder)

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-10

  Friedemann, Miriam ^a  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animal food; Drinking water; Enterobacter sakazakii; Vegetable food

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTIFICIAL MILK; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CEREAL; COOKED FOOD; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; FERMENTED PRODUCT; FISH; FOOD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD FREEZING; FOOD PROCESSING; FRUIT; HERB; LEGUME; MEAT; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PLANT; RAW FOOD; REVIEW; SOLUBILITY; SPICE; VEGETABLE;

ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; INFANT FORMULA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII;

EID: 33947601017     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2006.12.018     Document Type: Review

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