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Prevalence and quantification ofListeria monocytogenes in chicken offal at the retail level in Malaysia

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Title
Prevalence and quantification ofListeria monocytogenes in chicken offal at the retail level in Malaysia
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Poultry Science, June 2013
DOI 10.3382/ps.2012-02974
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C.H. Kuan, S.G. Goh, Y.Y. Loo, W.S. Chang, Y.L. Lye, S. Puspanadan, J.Y.H. Tang, Y. Nakaguchi, M. Nishibuchi, N.A. Mahyudin, S. Radu

Abstract

A total of 216 chicken offal samples (chicken liver = 72; chicken heart = 72; chicken gizzard = 72) from wet markets and hypermarkets in Selangor, Malaysia, were examined for the presence and density of Listeria monocytogenes by using a combination of the most probable number and PCR method. The prevalence of L. monocytogenes in 216 chicken offal samples examined was 26.39%, and among the positive samples, the chicken gizzard showed the highest percentage at 33.33% compared with chicken liver (25.00%) and chicken heart (20.83%). The microbial load of L. monocytogenes in chicken offal samples ranged from <3 to 93.0 most probable number per gram. The presence of L. monocytogenes in chicken offal samples may indicate that chicken offal can act as a possible vehicle for the occurrence of foodborne listeriosis. Hence, there is a need to investigate the biosafety level of chicken offal in Malaysia.

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Unknown 53 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 10 19%
Student > Ph. D. Student 7 13%
Student > Bachelor 6 11%
Researcher 5 9%
Student > Postgraduate 2 4%
Other 6 11%
Unknown 17 32%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 13 25%
Medicine and Dentistry 4 8%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 6%
Immunology and Microbiology 3 6%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 4%
Other 7 13%
Unknown 21 40%