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MPN-PCR enumeration of Campylobacter spp. in raw chicken meats and by-products

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Frontiers of Agriculture in China

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The goal of this study is to enumerate Campylobacter in chicken meats and by-products. In the current investigation, results showed that raw chicken meats and chicken by-products were contaminated with Campylobacter ranging from <3 to 4600 MPN·g−1. Campylobacter jejuni showed a higher number compared to Campylobacter coli in the chicken samples. The current study showed that the percentage of chicken livers and gizzards harbored a higher number of Campylobacter (103–104 MPN·g−1) than other chicken parts at 33.3% and 9.2%, respectively. The different concentrations of Campylobacter between chicken meats and chicken byproducts reflect the differences in the contamination level. The data on Campylobacter concentration in chicken meats and by-products will be useful in risk analysis.

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  1. Faculty of Food Technology, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, 20400 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia

    John Yew Huat Tang

  2. Centre of Excellence for Food Safety Research, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

    Farinazleen Mohamad Ghazali & Son Radu

  3. Department of Pathology-Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

    Abdul Aziz Saleha

  4. Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan

    Yoshitsugu Nakaguchi & Mitsuaki Nishibuchi

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Tang, J.Y.H., Ghazali, F.M., Saleha, A.A. et al. MPN-PCR enumeration of Campylobacter spp. in raw chicken meats and by-products. Front. Agric. China 4, 501–506 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11703-010-1042-6

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