Incidence of Campylobacter jejuni in Poultry and Their Carcasses

Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 639-641

  Suresh Varma, K ^a   Jagadeesh, N ^a   Mukhopadhyay, H K ^a,b   Dorairajan, N ^a  

^a VETERINARY COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiogram; Campylobacter jejuni; Chicken; Human infection; Poultry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347309435     PISSN: 00221155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (9)

1. Backer RC, Paredes MDC, Qureshi RA (1987) Prevalence of Compylobacter jejuni in eggs and poultry meat in New York State. Poult Sci 66:1706-1710
2. Bauer AW, Kirby MM, Sherris JC, Truck M (1966) Antibiotic susceptibility testing by a standard single disc method. Am J Clin Pathol 45:493-496
3. Collee JG, Duguid JP, Fraser AP, Marimon BP (1989) Mackie and McCartney Practical Medical Microbiology. 13th edn. Churchill Livingstone Publishers, New York
4. Khanna PN, Kumar A, Singh AK, Khan IA (1996) Thermophilic Campylobacters - Public health importance and observations. Indian J Camp Microbiol Immunol Infect Dis 17:32-40
5. Khurana RK, Kumar A (1996) Examination of fresh meat and eggs from Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli. Indian J Comp Microbial Immunol Infect Dis 17:41-44
6. Luning LK, Heitmann M, Hildbrandt G (1996) Occurrence of Campylobacter jejuni in various foods of animal origin. Fleischwirt Schaft 76:958-961
7. Matyas Z (1991) Campylobacter jejuni as cause of food poisoning in man. Medycyna Waterynaryina 47:79
8. Melhe JM, Gubina M, Gilha B (1962) Contamination of chicken meat with campylobacter jejuni during the process of industrial slaughter. Campylobactor Epidemiology. Pathogenesis and biochemistry, MPT Press. Lancaster
9. Southern JP, Smith RMM, Palmer SR (1990) Bird attack on milk bottles; possible mode of transmission of Campylobacter jejuni to man. Lancet 336:1425-1427