TI:Isolation of Enterobacter sakazakii from infant fomular powder samples collected from Fuyang , Anhui Province , China
AU:LIU Xiumei , PEI Xiaoyan , GUO Yunchang
AD:(National Institute for Nutrition and Food Safety , Chinese CDC , Beijing 100050 , China)
Abstract : To establish a sensitive and specific method for the examination and identification of Enterobacter sakazakii and to survey the microbiological contaminants of E. sakazakii in the Infant Formula Powder in Fuyang , Anhui Province , P. R. China. The isolation methods were established according to US2FDA and Canada laboratory recommendations. The isolates were identified by API 20E and Qualicon BAX○R system. Eleven strains of E. sakazakii were isolated and identified from 11 out of 87 samples of the infant formula powder in Fuyang. The positive ratio is 1216 %. This is the first report about the isolation of E. sakazakii from the infant formula powder samples in China.
Key word : Enterobacter sakazakii ; Infant Food ; Milk Infant formula ; Food Contamination