Foods and food ingredients with low water activity (aw) have been implicated with increased
frequency in recent years as vehicles for pathogens that have caused outbreaks of illnesses …

Microbial adhesion to surfaces and the consequent biofilm formation has been documented
in many different environments. Biofilms constitute a protected mode of growth that allows …

In combination with other strategies, hyperosmolarity and desiccation are frequently used by
the food processing industry as a means to prevent bacterial proliferation, and particularly …

Background Until recently, members of the Cronobacter genus (formerly known as
Enterobacter sakazakii) were a relatively unknown cause of nosocomial infections …

Enterobacter sakazakii represents a significant risk to the health of neonates. This bacterium
is an emerging opportunistic pathogen that is associated with rare but life-threatening cases …

The ubiqitous microorganism Enterobacter sakazakii is a rare contaminant of infant formula
and may cause severe systemic infection in neonates. So far, other food is not known to …

The ability to form biofilms is seen as an increasingly important colonization strategy among
both pathogenic and environmental bacteria. A survey of 185 plant‐associated …

There has been considerable concern related to Cronobacter spp. in foods, especially due
to their highlighted association with neonatal infections through the ingestion of …

The outbreaks linked to foodborne illnesses in low‐moisture foods are frequently reported
due to the occurrence of pathogenic microorganisms such as Salmonella Spp. Bacillus …

The genus Cronobacter consists of a diverse group of Gram-negative bacilli and comprises
seven species: Cronobacter sakazakii, Cronobacter malonaticus, Cronobacter muytjensii …