Prevalence ofArcobacter, Campylobacter, andSalmonellaspp. in Retail Ground Chicken Meat

Abstract

We investigated the prevalence of three food-poisoning bacteria-Arcobacter, Campylobacter, andSalmonellain 60 samples of retail ground chicken.Arcobacterspp. were isolated from 26 (43.3%) samples. Of these, A. butzleriwas detected from 22 samples, bothA. butzleriand A. cryaerophilus (group 1B) from 3 samples, andA. skirrowiifrom 1 sample.C. jejuniwas isolated from 12 (20%) samples. Penner's serogroup A ofC. jejuniisolates was found in 4 samples, group B in 3 samples, group D in 1 sample, and G in 1 sample. Salmonella was isolated from 7 (11.7%) samples. Serovar S. Infantis was detected from 6 samples and serovar S. Typhimurium from 1 sample. These findings suggest that retail ground chicken meat may be a potential vehicle for transmittingArcobacter, Campylobacter, and Salmonelladiseases.