Characterization and subtyping of Cronobacter spp. from imported powdered infant formulae in Argentina

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 193-197

  Terragno, R ^a   Salve, A ^a   Pichel, M ^a   Epszteyn, S ^b   Brengi, S ^a   Binsztein, N ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS   (Argentina)

^b Direccion General de Higiene y Seguridad Alimentaria Gobierno de la Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cronobacter; Enterobacter sakazakii; Infant formula; PFGE; Subtyping

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFIXIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONOBACTER MALONATICUS; CRONOBACTER SAKAZAKII; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENE CLUSTER; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ARGENTINA; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; INFANT FORMULA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII;

EID: 71649104151     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.10.013     Document Type: Article

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