Prevalence and identification by multiplex polymerase chain reaction patterns of Cronobacter spp. isolated from plant-based foods

Abstract Cronobacter spp. involves a group of opportunistic pathogens that cause meningitis in newborns, immunosuppressed individuals with a mortality rate of 50-80%. Seven species like C. sakazakii, C. malonaticus, C. muytjensii, C. turicensis, C. dublinensis, C. universalis, C. condimenti are incl...

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Main Authors: Filiz AKSU, Sema SANDIKÇI ALTUNATMAZ, Ghassan ISSA, Sine ÖZMEN TOGAY, Harun AKSU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos 2016-01-01
Series:Food Science and Technology
Subjects:
PCR
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612016005023105&lng=en&tlng=en