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Enterobacter sakazakii : biological properties and significance in dried infant milk formula (IMF) powder †
Author(s) -
MULLANE N R,
DRUDY D,
WHYTE P,
O'MAHONY M,
SCANNELL A G M,
WALL P G,
FANNING S
Publication year - 2006
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/j.1471-0307.2006.00252.x
Subject(s) - enterobacter , infant formula , necrotizing enterocolitis , sepsis , meningitis , opportunistic pathogen , microbiology and biotechnology , organism , enterobacteriaceae infections , medicine , food science , biology , pediatrics , bacteria , immunology , enterobacteriaceae , biochemistry , genetics , escherichia coli , pseudomonas aeruginosa , gene , paleontology
Enterobacter sakazakii is an emerging opportunistic pathogen associated with rare but life‐threatening cases of meningitis, necrotizing enterocolitis and sepsis in premature infants. The bacterium has been isolated at low levels from dried infant milk formulas and is a cause of concern to all manufacturers. The threat posed by E. sakazakii is further compounded by a paucity of knowledge in key areas, specifically its ecology and physiology. This organism now represents a serious challenge to all those involved in the manufacture of infant formula products .