Prevalence and quantification of Listeria monocytogenes in chicken offal at the retail level in Malaysia.
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 pre...
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Oxford University Press
2013
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30507/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30507/1/Prevalence%20and%20quantification%20of%20Listeria%20monocytogenes%20in%20chicken%20offal%20at%20the%20retail%20level%20in%20Malaysia.pdf |
| Summary: | 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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