Scullion Roisin, Harrington Clare S, Madden Robert H
Food Science Department, The Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland.
J Food Prot. 2006 Aug;69(8):1986-90. doi: 10.4315/0362-028x-69.8.1986.
A 1-year study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of Arcobacter spp. in raw milk and retail raw meats on sale in Northern Ireland. Retail raw poultry samples (n = 94), pork samples (n = 101), and beef samples (n = 108) were obtained from supermarkets in Northern Ireland, and raw milk samples (n = 101) were kindly provided by the Milk Research Laboratory, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Presumptive arcobacters were identified by previously described genus-specific and species-specific PCR assays. Arcobacter spp. were found to be common contaminants of retail raw meats and raw milk in Northern Ireland. Poultry meat (62%) had the highest prevalence, but frequent isolations were made from pork (35%), beef (34%), and raw milk (46%). Arcobacter butzleri was the predominant species isolated from retail raw meats and was the only species isolated from raw milk samples. Arcobacter cryaerophilus was detected less frequently, and Arcobacter skirrowii was detected only as a cocontaminant. To our knowledge, this is the first report of Arcobacter spp. prevalence in a diverse range of products of animal origin in Northern Ireland.
开展了一项为期1年的研究，以确定北爱尔兰销售的生牛奶和零售生肉中弓形杆菌属的流行情况。零售生禽样本（n = 94）、猪肉样本（n = 101）和牛肉样本（n = 108）取自北爱尔兰的超市，生牛奶样本（n = 101）由北爱尔兰贝尔法斯特农业和农村发展部牛奶研究实验室慷慨提供。通过先前描述的属特异性和种特异性PCR检测来鉴定疑似弓形杆菌。发现弓形杆菌属是北爱尔兰零售生肉和生牛奶的常见污染物。禽肉（62%）的流行率最高，但猪肉（35%）、牛肉（34%）和生牛奶（46%）中也经常分离到该菌。布氏弓形杆菌是从零售生肉中分离出的主要菌种，也是从生牛奶样本中分离出的唯一菌种。嗜冷弓形杆菌的检出频率较低，斯氏弓形杆菌仅作为共污染物被检出。据我们所知，这是北爱尔兰关于弓形杆菌属在多种动物源性产品中流行情况的首次报告。
