Characterization of Escherichia coli and other bacteria isolated from condemned broilers at a Danish abattoir.

ABSTRACT: Meat inspection is important to ensure food safety and protect public health. Visual inspection of slaughtered carcasses for pathological changes should be supported by bacteriological analysis to determine whether the entire carcass or parts of it should be condemned. The aim of this study was to determine the bacterial species present in different sample types from condemned broiler carcasses. Furthermore, we investigated the genetic characteristics, zoonotic potential, and relatedness of Escherichia coli, the predominant bacterial species isolated from the carcasses. A total of 400 broiler carcasses condemned because of cellulitis (100), scratches (100), hepatitis (100), and healthy control carcasses (100) were selected. Samples of meat, pathological lesion, and bone marrow of ea

SUBMITTER: Alfifi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9686377 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature