Occurrence of Cronobacter spp. in retail foods

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1257-1265

  Hochel, I ^a   Ruzickova H ^a   Krasny L ^a,b   Demnerova K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Biotype; Cronobacter spp.; Enterobacter sakazakii; Erythromycin; Foods; Infant milk formula; MALDI TOF; Tetracycline

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS;

ANTIBIOTICS RESISTANCE; BIOTYPE; CRONOBACTE SPP.; CRONOBACTER SPP; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; ERYTHROMYCIN; FOOD SAMPLES; INFANT MILK FORMULA; MALDI-TOF; TETRACYCLINE;

MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ERYTHROMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOTYPE; FOOD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MILK; PHENOTYPE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BABY FOOD; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHICKEN MEAT; CHICKPEA; CRONOBACTER; CRONOBACTER DUBLINENSIS; CRONOBACTER MALONATICUS; CRONOBACTER MUYTJENSII; CRONOBACTER SAKAZAKII; CRONOBACTER TURICENSIS; FOOD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; MILK; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POTATO; WHEAT;

CICER ARIETINUM; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84860838675     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2012.05292.x     Document Type: Article

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