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Genotyping and Source Tracking of Cronobacter sakazakii and C. malonaticus Isolates from Powdered Infant Formula and an Infant Formula Production Factory in China.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 15 Aug 2015
Fei Peng, Man Chaoxin, Lou Binbin, Forsythe Stephen J, Chai Yunlei, Li Ran, Niu Jieting, Jiang Yujun
Abstract excerpt
Cronobacter spp. (formerly defined as Enterobacter sakazakii) are opportunistic bacterial pathogens of both infants and adults. In this study, we analyzed 70 Cronobacter isolates from powdered infant formula (PIF) and an infant formula production facility in China to determine possible contamination routes. The strains were profiled by multilocus sequence typing (MLST), pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE),...
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