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A selective medium for the isolation of Arcobacter from meats
Author(s) -
Boer E.,
Tilburg J.J.H.C.,
Woodward D.L.,
Lior H.,
Johnson W.M.
Publication year - 1996
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.1996.tb00030.x
Subject(s) - arcobacter , isolation (microbiology) , cefoperazone , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , food science , bacteria , campylobacter , antibiotics , antibiotic resistance , genetics , imipenem
A method, including enrichment in Arcobacter Selective Broth (ASB) and isolation on semisolid Arcobacter Selective Medium (ASM) under aerobic conditions at 24°C, is described for the isolation of Arcobacter from retail meat products. Selective agents used in ASB and ASM were cefoperazone, trimethoprim, piperacillin and cycloheximide. Arcobacters were isolated from 53 (24.1%) of 220 poultry meat products and also, at lower incidence from samples of beef and pork. The isolates were identified as A. butzleri or A. butzleri ‐like and belonged to a wide variety of serotypes and biotypes.