International survey of Cronobacter sakazakii and other Cronobacter spp. in follow up formulas and infant foods

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 185-188

  Chap, J ^a   Jackson, P ^a   Siqueira, R ^b   Gaspar, N ^c   Quintas, C ^c   Park, J ^d   Osaili, T ^e   Shaker, R ^e   Jaradat, Z ^e   Hartantyo, S H P ^f   Abdullah Sani, N ^f   Estuningsih, S ^g   Forsythe, S J ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Food Technology   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^d Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^f UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^g Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Cronobacter; Follow on formula; Follow up formula; Infant foods; Weaning foods

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; RNA 16S;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BABY FOOD; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONOBACTER SAKAZAKII; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; RNA SEQUENCE; SERRATIA FICARIA; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AGAR; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; CULTURE MEDIA; DATA COLLECTION; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; INFANT FOOD; INFANT FORMULA; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITROBACTER FREUNDII; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; SERRATIA FICARIA;

EID: 70449613460     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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