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The C ronobacter sp. in milk and dairy products: Detection and typing
Author(s) -
Ye Yingwang,
Li Hui,
Wu Qingping,
Zhang Jumei,
Lu Yudong
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of dairy technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1471-0307
pISSN - 1364-727X
DOI - 10.1111/1471-0307.12111
Subject(s) - cronobacter , typing , infant formula , contamination , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , meningitis , food science , medicine , pediatrics , genetics , escherichia coli , ecology , enterobacter , gene
Cronobacter is a group of important foodborne pathogens that have been implicated in meningitis, sepsis and necrotising enterocolitis, especially in neonates through consumption of contaminated powdered infant formula ( PIF ). The detection of PIF contamination is of great concern to the infant formula industry. In this article, phenotypic and genotypic methods for detecting and typing C ronobacter are discussed in relation to minimising and controlling the risk of C ronobacter sp. contamination. To reliably detect and type C ronobacter strains, the use of conventional microbiological methods in combination with molecular assays is recommended.