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 electrophoresis (PFGE) was used to assess the genetic diversity of strains on retail poultry carcasses. PFGE patterns of...
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