16S rRNA gene based analysis of <it>Enterobacter sakazakii </it>strains from different sources and development of a PCR assay for identification

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>E. sakazakii </it>is considered to be an opportunistic pathogen, implicated in food borne diseases causing meningitis or enteritis especially in neonates and infants. Cultural standard identification procedures for &l...

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Main Authors: Stephan Roger, Tasara Taurai, Lehner Angelika
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-11-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/4/43