Enterobacter sakazakii: An emerging foodborne pathogenic bacterium

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-5

  Zhou, XianFeng ^a   Fu, SongZhe ^a   Gao, JianXin ^a   Chen, HaiYing ^a,b  

^a Nanchang Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^b NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Enterobacter sakazakii; Environmental stress; Neonatal infections; Powdered infant formula

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII;

EID: 84863727706     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: 18692044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13213-011-0274-x     Document Type: Review

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