INDAGINI PRELIMINARI SULLA PRESENZA DI CRONOBACTER (ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII ) NEL LATTE IN POLVERE

Cronobacter ( Enterobacter sakazakii ) is an emerging foodborne pathogen that causes neonatal meningitis , necrotizing enterocolitis and sepsis with case-fatality rates of 20- 50%. Contaminated infant formula has been epidemiologically identifi ed as the source of transmission, although this organism has been isolated from a wide range of foods, food ingredients or food production environments.