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- Title
Enterobacter sakazakii: an emerging foodborne pathogenic bacterium.
- Authors
Zhou, XianFeng; Fu, SongZhe; Gao, JianXin; Chen, HaiYing
- Abstract
Enterobacter sakazakii ( Cronobacter spp.) is an emerging pathogen associated with the ingestion of contaminated powdered infant formula (PIF) that causes necrotizing enterocolitis, sepsis, and meningitis in low-birth-weight preterm neonatal infants. The natural habitat of E. sakazakii is unknown, but PIF has been suggested as a possible mode of transmission in neonatal infections. The presence of E. sakazakii is not limited to powdered infant formula, it can also be found in a broad range of foods and in water. In recent years, the International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods has ranked E. sakazakii a 'severe hazard for restricted populations.' The present review is mainly focused on environmental stress on E. sakazakii and its antibiotic resistance.
- Publication
Annals of Microbiology, 2012, Vol 62, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1590-4261
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s13213-011-0274-x