Possible reservoir and routes of transmission of Cronobacter (Enterobacter sakazakii) via wheat flour

Contamination of food products is a major route of transmission for opportunistic foodborne pathogen. Cronobacter spp. (formerly Enterobacter sakazakii) are an important group of emerging opportunistic foodborne pathogens that may cause rare but severe systemic infection such as neonatal meningitis, septicemia, and enterocolitis in neonates. Here, we tried to investigate the possible natural reservoir and routes of transmission of this pathogen....