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Comparison of methods for the microbiological identification and typing of Cronobacter species in infant formula.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Feb 2014
Lu Y, Chen Y, Lu X A, Lv J, Man C X, Chai Y L, Jiang Y J
Abstract excerpt
Cronobacter species represent an emerging opportunistic foodborne pathogen associated with meningitis and necrotizing enterocolitis in infants. Current evidence indicates that powdered infant formula (PIF) is the main source of Cronobacter contamination. A total of 75 strains of Cronobacter spp. from different geographic regions, as well as from PIF processing environments, were identified and typed with...
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