Evaluation of a new one-step enrichment in conjunction with a chromogenic medium for the detection of Cronobacter spp. (Enterobacter sakazakii) in powdered infant formula

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1472-1475

  O'Brien, Stephen ^a   Healy, Brendan ^a   Negredo, Carmen ^a   Fanning, Séamus ^a   Iversen, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII;

EID: 67650888678     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-72.7.1472     Document Type: Article

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