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The Prevalence of Campylobacter spp. in Polish Poultry Meat
Anna Szosland-Fałtyn1, Beata Bartodziejska1, Joanna Królasik1
1Institute of Agricultural and Food Biotechnology, Department of Food Quality,Lodz,Poland.
Abstract:
The prevalence, count and molecular identification of Campylobacter spp. in Polish poultry meat were analysed. 181 samples of meat from chicken (70), turkey (47), duck (54) and goose (10) were studied. Campylobacter spp. was found in 64% of meat samples. The highest prevalence of this pathogen was detected for duck meat. On average 80% of duck samples were contaminated with Campylobacter spp. The counts of Campylobacter spp. in positive samples remained under ten colony forming units per gram of product in 59% of poultry meat. C. jejuni was more frequently detected in poultry meat than C. coli.
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