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Population Diversity of Campylobacter jejuni in Poultry and Its Dynamic of Contamination in Chicken Meat.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2015
Marotta Francesca, Garofolo Giuliano, Di Donato Guido, Aprea Giuseppe, Platone Ilenia, Cianciavicchia Silvia, Alessiani Alessandra, Di Giannatale Elisabetta
Abstract excerpt
This study aimed to analyse the diversity of the Campylobacter jejuni population in broilers and to evaluate the major source of contamination in poultry meat. Eight rearing cycles over one year provided samples from three different broiler farms processed at the same slaughterhouse. A total of 707 C. jejuni were isolated from cloacal swabs before slaughter and from the breast skin of carcasses after slaughter...
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