Nazarowec-White M, Farber J M
Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Int J Food Microbiol. 1997 Feb;34(2):103-13. doi: 10.1016/s0168-1605(96)01172-5.
Enterobacter sakazakii, previously referred to as a yellow-pigmented Enterobacter cloacae was designated as a unique species in 1980. This reclassification was based on differences from E. cloacae in DNA relatedness, pigment production and biochemical reactions. E. sakazakii has been implicated in a severe form of neonatal meningitis. Although studies have failed to identify an environmental source for the organism, dried-infant formula has been implicated in both outbreaks and sporadic cases of E. sakazakii meningitis. The high mortality rate (40-80%), the severity of the infection in infants, plus the scarcity of information on the ecology and pathogenicity of this organism warranted a review of the clinical and microbiological features of this putative foodborne pathogen.
阪崎肠杆菌，以前被称为产黄色色素的阴沟肠杆菌，于1980年被指定为一个独特的物种。这种重新分类是基于与阴沟肠杆菌在DNA相关性、色素产生和生化反应方面的差异。阪崎肠杆菌与一种严重形式的新生儿脑膜炎有关。尽管研究未能确定该生物体的环境来源，但婴儿配方奶粉干粉已被认为与阪崎肠杆菌脑膜炎的暴发和散发病例有关。高死亡率（40%-80%）、婴儿感染的严重性，加上关于该生物体生态学和致病性的信息匮乏，有必要对这种推定的食源性病原体的临床和微生物学特征进行综述。
