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Daczkowska-Kozon E. , Janiszyn J. , Walczak I. , Sagalska A. , Dabrowski W. 1999. CAMPYLOBACTER SPP. IN SOME RAW MATERIALS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, EJPAU 2/issue2/volume2(2), #02.
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ABSTRACT

The aim of this work was to assess contamination level of meat, available at the retail market in Szczecin, with Campylobacter spp. In total, 172 samples, including 65 poultry, 57 pork and 50 beef half-carcasses were tested. Campylobacters were isolated from 73.8; 66.7 and 66.0% of smear samples tested, respectively. Numbers of campylobacters on poultry were by one order of magnitude higher than on pork and beef half-carcasses and exceeded 10³ CFU per 1cm² of skin.

Key words: campylobacters, beef, pork, poultry, retail market.

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