Abstract
Immersion of chicken muscle fascia in water or physiological saline caused collagen associated with the connective tissue to expand and form a dense network of fibers on the surface. Similar changes were noted for muscle perimysium. Two test strains of Salmonella spp. attached to the collagen fibers only when muscle was immersed for extended times in water. Bacteria did not attach to the fascia or perimysium of muscle that was transiently immersed in suspensions. The presence of sodium chloride in the suspension media prevented firm attachment, whereas saline rinses removed many attached cells.
Full text
PDF
Images in this article
Selected References
These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.
- Duguid J. P., Anderson E. S., Campbell I. Fimbriae and adhesive properties in Salmonellae. J Pathol Bacteriol. 1966 Jul;92(1):107–138. doi: 10.1002/path.1700920113. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Hadidian Z., Pirie N. W. The preparation and some properties of hyaluronic acid from human umbilical cord. Biochem J. 1948;42(2):260–265. doi: 10.1042/bj0420260. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- McMeekin T. A., Thomas C. J. Retention of bacteria on chicken skin after immersion in bacterial suspensions. J Appl Bacteriol. 1978 Dec;45(3):383–387. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1978.tb04239.x. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Notermans S., Kampelmacher E. H. Attachment of some bacterial strains to the skin of broiler chickens. Br Poult Sci. 1974 Nov;15(6):573–585. doi: 10.1080/00071667408416148. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Patterson J. T. Microbiological sampling of poultry carcasses. J Appl Bacteriol. 1972 Dec;35(4):569–575. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1972.tb03738.x. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Thomas C. J., McMeekin T. A. Contamination of broiler carcass skin during commercial processing procedures: an electron microscopic study. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1980 Jul;40(1):133–144. doi: 10.1128/aem.40.1.133-144.1980. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]