The Cronobacter genus: Ubiquity and diversity

Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops and Foods

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 104-122

  Kucerova, Eva ^a   Joseph, Susan ^a   Forsythe, Stephen ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cronobacter; E. sakazakii; Food safety; Infant formula; Neonates

Indexed keywords

ADULT POPULATIONS; CRONOBACTE; E SAKAZAKII; ENTERAL FEEDING; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; FOOD-SAFETY; INFANT FORMULA; MICROBIOLOGICAL CRITERIA; NEONATE; ROBUST IDENTIFICATION;

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS;

EID: 80052170881     PISSN: 17578361     EISSN: 1757837X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1757-837X.2011.00104.x     Document Type: Article

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