Development of an improved protocol for the isolation and detection of enterobacter sakazakii (Cronobacter) from powdered infant formula

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1016-1022

  Chen, Yi ^a   Song, Kwang Yong ^a   Brown, Eric W ^a   Lampel, Keith A ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII;

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BABY FOOD; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAFETY;

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 77954644912     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-73.6.1016     Document Type: Article

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