Next-day detection of Cronobacter species in infant nutritionals, milk powders and environmental samples using the Assurance GDS for Cronobacter Tq II assay

Cronobacter species are a group of gram-negative pathogens that are known to cause meningitis and nectrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in infants. This application note demonstrates the next-day detection of Cronobacter using the Assurance^® GDS Cronobacter Tq II method in infant nutritionals, milk powder and environmental samples compared against the ISO 22964: 2017 reference method.