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. 2001 Sep;67(9):3779–3784. doi: 10.1128/AEM.67.9.3779-3784.2001

TABLE 5.

Numbers of Trp+ and PCR+ cultures obtained from contents of animal digestive organs

Animal Site of collectiona No. tested No. positive
Trp PCR
Cattle (Bos taurus) C 51 49 40
Cattle (Bos taurus) S 4 4 4
Goat (Capra hircus) N 5 4 4
Horse (Equus caballus) C 4 2 2
Pig (Sus scrofa) C 31 22 14
a

Abbreviations: S, STAFF Institute; C, Chuou Meat Inspection Laboratory; N, Nihon University.