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Campylobacter and salmonella contamination of unpasteurized cows' milk on sale to the public
Author(s) -
Humphrey T.J.,
Hart R.J.C.
Publication year - 1988
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.1365-2672.1988.tb01918.x
Subject(s) - pasteurization , campylobacter , raw milk , salmonella , campylobacter jejuni , contamination , campylobacter coli , escherichia coli , food science , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , enumeration , food contaminant , veterinary medicine , bacteria , medicine , mathematics , ecology , biochemistry , genetics , combinatorics , gene
Campylobacters and salmonellas were isolated respectively from 6 and 0.2% of samples of unpasteurized cow's milk on sale to the public. There was a significant association between the presence of Escherichia coli and that of Campylobacter jejuni . The mean E. coli count was also higher in campylobacter‐positive samples. Enumeration of E. coli would seem to have value as an indicator of faecal contamination and thus potential hazard in raw milk.