Cronobacter sakazakii in foods and factors affecting its survival, growth, and inactivation

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 204-213

  Beuchat, Larry R ^a   Kim, Hoikyung ^b   Gurtler, Joshua B ^c   Lin, Li Chun ^a   Ryu, Jee Hoon ^d   Richards, Glenner M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^c EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d Korea University   (South Korea)

^e Evangel University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cronobacter sakazakii; Enterobacter sakazakii; Foodborne illness; Infant formula

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; CHLORINE DIOXIDE; PERACETIC ACID;

APPLE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIOFILM; CABBAGE; CANTALOUPE; CARROT; CEREAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONOBACTER SAKAZAKII; CUCUMBER; DISINFECTION; ENTEROBACTER; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD STORAGE; FRUIT JUICE; HUMIDITY; LETTUCE; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TOMATO; VEGETABLE; WATERMELON;

ANIMALS; BIOFILMS; CEREALS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DISINFECTANTS; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FRUIT; INFANT FORMULA; MILK; STAINLESS STEEL; TEMPERATURE; VEGETABLES; WATER;

ANIMALIA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCUMIS MELO; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; DAUCUS CAROTA; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; LACTUCA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 71949098535     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.02.029     Document Type: Article

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