Multilocus sequence typing of <it>Cronobacter sakazakii </it>and <it>Cronobacter malonaticus </it>reveals stable clonal structures with clinical significance which do not correlate with biotypes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The <it>Cronobacter </it>genus (<it>Enterobacter sakazakii</it>) has come to prominence due to its association with infant infections, and the ingestion of contaminated reconstituted infant formula. <it>...

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Main Authors: Manning Georgina, Kucerova Eva, Caubilla-Barron Juncal, Loughlin Michael, Baldwin Adam, Dowson Christopher, Forsythe Stephen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-10-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/9/223