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The Distribution of Staphylococcus aureus in a Poultry Processing Plant
Author(s) -
GIBBS P. A.,
PATTERSON J. T.,
THOMPSON J. K.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1978.tb00814.x
Subject(s) - staphylococcus aureus , biology , poultry farming , microbiology and biotechnology , lysis , staphylococcus , phage typing , veterinary medicine , bacteria , genetics , ecology , medicine , serotype , immunology
A set of phages previously isolated from poultry strains of Staphylococcus aureus was used to type such isolates from poultry before, during and after processing in a poultry plant. Certain poultry phage types were found to be associated with the live birds rather than the processed carcases. Strains lysed by phages from this group may represent a specific ‘poultry’biotype. A site of cross‐contamination within the plant was discovered.