Thursday 19 November 2009

Cronobacter: A new seperate genus

Enterobacter sakazakii is a member of the Enterobacteriaceae that has been implicated in causing necrotising enterocolitis, bacteraemia and meningitis in infants. The nomenclature of this species has been clarified recently and it has now been accepted as a separate genus, Cronobacter.


International Journal of Food Microbiology, Volume 136, Issue 2, 31 December 2009, Pages 169-178. Cronobacter Special Issue

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