Enterobacter sakazakii is considered an opportunistic pathogen that has
been associated with severe lethal infections especially in neonates, elderly, and
Immunocompromised adults. E. sakazakii is a Gram negative, facultative
anaerobes rod-shaped
bacterium. It belongs to the family Enterobacteriaceae
and genus Enterobacter.
Although we don’t know the natural habitat of this bacteria we find that it
exists in high rate in herbs and spices which indicates that plant may be this
natural habitat.
