Abstract
Cronobacter spp. is of particular concern to the FAO/WHO because it has been found in infant food (infant rice/formula milk) and has been linked to severe diseases such as necrotising enterocolitis, septicaemia and meningitis. In this study, 147 samples of whole rice grains and rice products (purchased locally) were investigated for the presence of Cronobacter spp. using selective media, PCR, Multilocus-Sequence Typing (MLST) and phenotyping. Members of the Cronobacter spp. were isolated from 4.76% of the samples and known sequence type genera were confirmed by MLST. Cronobacter spp. isolates' phenotypes were identified and linked to environmental persistence such as tolerance to selected antimicrobials, low pH and high salt.
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