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SUBMITTER: Cai XQ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3692429 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cai Xian-Quan XQ Yu Hai-Qiong HQ Ruan Zhou-Xi ZX Yang Lei-Liang LL Bai Jian-Shan JS Qiu De-Yi DY Jian Zhi-Hua ZH Xiao Yi-Qian YQ Yang Jie-Yang JY Le Thanh Hoa TH Zhu Xing-Quan XQ
PloS one 20130625 6
Cronobacter spp. is an emerging pathogen that causes meningitis, sepsis, bacteremia, and necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates and children. The present study developed an assay integrating real-time PCR and high resolution melting (HRM) analysis targeting the OmpA gene for the specific detection and rapid identification of Cronobacter spp. (formerly Enterobacter sakazakii) in powdered infant formula. Eleven Cronobacter field isolates and 25 reference strains were examined using one pair of prim ...[more]