Identification and classification of Cronobacter spp. isolated from powdered food in Korea

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 757-762

  Lee, Young Duck ^a,b   Ryu, Tae Wha ^a   Chang, Hyo Ihl ^b   Park, Jong Hyun ^a  

^a Gachon University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Classification; Cronobacter; Identification; Korean powdered foods

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CRONOBACTER; CRONOBACTER DUBLENISIS; CRONOBACTER SAKAZAKII; DNA SEQUENCE; FOOD; GENE CLUSTER; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; KOREA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POWDER;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; KOREA; MILK; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 77955028834     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.0912.12004     Document Type: Article

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