Microbial contamination of food products consumed by infants and babies in Korea

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 532-538

  Kim, S A ^a   Oh, S W ^b   Lee, Y M ^a   Imm, J Y ^b   Hwang, I G ^c   Kang, D H ^d   Rhee, M S ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Kookmin University   (South Korea)

^c Korea   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Cronobacter spp.; Foodborne pathogens; Infant foods; Microbial contamination

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; CEREAL PRODUCTS; CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD SAFETY; PATHOGENS;

BABY FOODS; COLIFORMS; CRONOBACTE SPP.; CRONOBACTER SPP; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; INFANT FOOD; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL SAFETY;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

BACTERIUM; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGEN;

ARTICLE; BABY FOOD; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLONY FORMATION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; INFANT; KOREA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PLATE COUNT; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

KOREA;

BACILLUS CEREUS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE;

EID: 80054069161     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2011.03142.x     Document Type: Article

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