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Isolation and characterization of Pseudomonas from processed chicken in Jamaica
Author(s) -
Hamilton Michelle A.E.,
Ahmad M.H.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1994.tb00789.x
Subject(s) - isolation (microbiology) , food spoilage , pseudomonas , shelf life , biology , flora (microbiology) , tetracycline , poultry farming , organism , antibiotics , pseudomonas aeruginosa , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , food science , ecology , paleontology , genetics
Inflation and changes in the poultry industry in Jamaica have necessitated an increased understanding of spoilage flora and the examination of methods for increasing the shelf life of chilled eviscerated poultry. The efficacy of five antibiotics was determined. Despite the widespread use of neooxytetracycline in the treatment of poultry infections, tetracycline concentrations of < 10 μg ml ‐1 were found to be highly effective against isolates of the main spoilage organism Pseudomonas.