Survival characteristics of environmental and clinically derived strains of Cronobacter sakazakii in infant milk formula (IMF) and ingredients

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 697-703

  Walsh, D ^a   Molloy, C ^a   Iversen, C ^b   Carroll, J ^a   Cagney, C ^a   Fanning, S ^b   Duffy, G ^a  

^a ASHTOWN FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cronobacter spp.; Desiccation; EPS; Inulin; Lecithin; Survival; Thermal inactivation

Indexed keywords

DRIERS (MATERIALS); POLYSACCHARIDES;

CLINICAL STRAINS; CRONOBACTE SPP.; CRONOBACTER SPP; DESICCATION; EPS; INULIN; MUTANT STRAIN; SURVIVAL; THERMAL INACTIVATION; THERMOTOLERANCE;

LECITHIN;

INULIN; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

ADAPTATION; BACTERIUM; MILK; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POLYSACCHARIDE; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; HEAT TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; WCAD GENE;

EID: 79551682974     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04921.x     Document Type: Article

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