Article
Diversity of Campylobacter isolates from retail poultry carcasses and from humans as demonstrated by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.
Journal of food protection - 1 Jun 2002
Dickins M Avery, Franklin Sharon, Stefanova Rossina, Schutze Gordon E, Eisenach Kathleen D, Wesley Irene, Cave M Donald
Abstract excerpt
Campylobacter spp. are a major contaminant of poultry. Eating undercooked chicken and handling raw poultry have been identified as risk factors for campylobacteriosis in humans. Previous studies have found Campylobacter spp. on 90% of poultry carcasses. In the present study, pulsed-field gel elec...
Topics
- Animals
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Campylobacter
- Campylobacter Infections
- Chickens
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Food Contamination
- Food Microbiology
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Risk Factors