Cronobacter species (formerly known as Enterobacter sakazakii) in powdered infant formula: A review of our current understanding of the biology of this bacterium

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-15

  Yan, Q Q ^a   Condell, O ^a   Power, K ^a   Butler, F ^a   Tall, B D ^b   Fanning, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cronobacter; Detection protocols; Manufacturing environment control; Powdered infant formula; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

PATHOGENS;

'CURRENT; CRONOBACTE; DETECTION PROTOCOLS; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; ENVIRONMENT CONTROL; GENOME SEQUENCING; MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT CONTROL; MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENTS; POWDERED INFANT FORMULAE; PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTS;

TAXONOMIES;

BIOCIDE; ESSENTIAL OIL; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; PREBIOTIC AGENT;

BACTERIUM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENOME; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LITERATURE REVIEW; NEONATE; PATHOGENICITY; TAXONOMY; VULNERABILITY;

ARTIFICIAL MILK; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLASSIFICATION; CRONOBACTER; CRONOBACTER CONDIMENTI; CRONOBACTER DUBLINENSIS; CRONOBACTER INFECTION; CRONOBACTER MALONATICUS; CRONOBACTER MUYTJENSII; CRONOBACTER SAKAZAKII; CRONOBACTER TURICENSIS; CRONOBACTER UNIVERSALIS; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POWDERED INFANT FORMULA; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAXONOMY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII;

EID: 84862499412     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2012.05281.x     Document Type: Review

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