Genotyping of Cronobacter (Enterobacter sakazakii) strains isolated from an infant formula processing plant;Genotypisierung von Cronobacter (Enterobacter sakazakii) Stämmen aus einem Verarbeitungsbetrieb für Säuglingsanfangsnahrung

Archiv fur Lebensmittelhygiene

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 66-72

  Lversen, Carol ^a,b   Lehner, Angelika ^a   Fricker Feer, Claudia ^c   Gschwend, Karl ^c   Stephan, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c QA and Food Safety Department Hochdorf Nutritec AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cronobacter spp; Infant formula processing plant; PFGE; RAPD

Indexed keywords

ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII;

EID: 65449136373     PISSN: 0003925X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2376/0003-925X-60-66     Document Type: Article

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