Growth inhibition of Cronobacter spp. strains in reconstituted powdered infant formula acidified with organic acids supported by natural stomach acidity

Food Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 121-128

  Zhu, S ^a,b   Schnell, S ^b   Fischer, M ^a  

^a Central Laboratories Friedrichsdorf   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cronobacter; Growth inhibition; Infant gastric acid; Organic acids; Reconstituted powdered infant formula

Indexed keywords

ACID;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BABY FOOD; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; CRONOBACTER; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INFANT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; POWDER; STOMACH;

ACIDS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CRONOBACTER; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT FORMULA; POWDERS; STOMACH;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84877610446     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2013.03.005     Document Type: Article

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