Prevalence of Arcobacter Species Isolated from Retail Meats in Korea

This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of Arcobacter species identified or isolated from retail meats in Korea. Multiplex PCR assays for the detection of Arcobacter species were performed for 360 chicken, 100 pork, and 106 beef samples. Arcobacter butzleri and Arcobacter cryaerophilus...

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Published in:Journal of food protection 2010-07, Vol.73 (7), p.1313-1316
Main Authors: MIN HWA LEE, CHEON, Doo-Sung, CHOI, Sunkeum, LEE, Bog-Hieu, JUNG, Ji-Youn, CHOI, Changsun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Arcobacter
Arcobacter - isolation & purification
Arcobacter butzleri
Arcobacter cryaerophilus
Beef
Biological and medical sciences
Campylobacter
Cattle
Chickens
Chronic illnesses
Colony Count, Microbial
Consumer Product Safety
Diarrhea
Epidemics
Food contamination
Food contamination & poisoning
Food Contamination - analysis
Food industries
Food microbiology
Food safety
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Genetic testing
Humans
Infections
Korea - epidemiology
Meat
Meat - microbiology
Meat and meat product industries
Pathogens
Pork
Poultry
Prevalence
Species Specificity
Swine
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Summary:This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of Arcobacter species identified or isolated from retail meats in Korea. Multiplex PCR assays for the detection of Arcobacter species were performed for 360 chicken, 100 pork, and 106 beef samples. Arcobacter butzleri and Arcobacter cryaerophilus were detected in 18.9 and 3.3% of chicken samples, respectively. However, Arcobacter species were not found in any of the pork and beef samples. Biochemical testing of isolates selected after enrichment revealed 38 A. butzleri isolates in chicken samples, but no A. cryaerophilus isolates were detected. In this study, A. butzleri was the most prevalent Arcobacter species in chicken meat, and contamination with Arcobacter species in pork and beef may be less prevalent in Korea.
ISSN:0362-028X
1944-9097
DOI:10.4315/0362-028X-73.7.1313