| Detection and frequency of Cronobacter spp. (Enterobacter sakazakii) in different categories of ready-to-eat foods other than infant formula. | |
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PMID: 19419789 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Two hundred sixty eight samples of ready-to-eat foods from retail shops were screened for the presence of Cronobacter by selective enrichment followed by plating on three chromogenic agars (ESIA, ESPM and DFI). Cronobacter was isolated from 14/23 samples of sprouts and fresh herbs/salads (60.9%), 7/26 samples of spices and dried herbs (26.9%) and 3/42 confectionery samples (7.1%). In cases where repeat samples were available, foods positive for Cronobacter were retested twice. In total, 54 Cronobacter isolates from 24 foods were recovered and genetic fingerprint patterns generated using PFGE. Identical PFGE-profiles were generated for Cronobacter isolates from five samples of two confectionery products obtained from a particular bakery shop over a period of 11 months. This may indicate a persistent contamination of the production site. For all other isolates, no clustering by phylogenetic analysis of PFGE-profiles was observed, indicating the sporadic nature of Cronobacter in ready-to-eat foods. Enterobacterial counts varied from a maximum value of 2.9 x 10(7) CFU/g (in dill) to a minimum value of <10 CFU/g (in confectionery and dried herbs/spices). There was no correlation between Enterobacterial count and the presence of Cronobacter. Cronobacter may be regularly imported into private households via ready-to-eat foods. |
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Andreas Baumgartner; Marius Grand; Marianne Liniger; Carol Iversen |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-04-20 |
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Title: International journal of food microbiology Volume: 136 ISSN: 1879-3460 ISO Abbreviation: Int. J. Food Microbiol. Publication Date: 2009 Dec |
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Created Date: 2009-11-20 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8412849 Medline TA: Int J Food Microbiol Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 189-92 Citation Subset: IM |
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Federal Office of Public Health, Section of Microbiological and Biotechnological Risks, 3003 Bern, Switzerland. andreas.baumgartner@bag.admin.ch |
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