Identification of Enterobacteriaceae isolates from raw ingredients, environmental samples and products of an infant formula processing plant

Archiv fur Lebensmittelhygiene

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 92-97

  Popp, Alexandra ^a   Iversen, Carol ^a,b   Fricker Feer, Claudia ^c   Gschwend, Karl ^c   Stephan, Roger ^a  

^a VETSUISSE FACULTY UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c Hochdorf Nutritec AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Enterobacteriaceae; Infant food; Powdered infant formula

Indexed keywords

ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PANTOEA;

EID: 67650447420     PISSN: 0003925X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2376/0003-925X-60-92     Document Type: Article

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