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Campylobacter species identified in retail meats
| Species | No. of isolates (no. of meat samples)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | Turkey | Pork | Beef | Total | |
| C. jejuni | 365 (83) | 16 (4) | 2 (1) | 4 (1) | 387 (89) |
| C. coli | 203 (54) | 86 (19) | 9 (3) | 0 | 298 (76) |
| Other Campylobactera | 27 (13) | 10 (3) | 0 | 0 | 37 (16) |
| Totalb | 595 (150) | 112 (26) | 11 (4) | 4 (1) | 722 (181) |
Organisms not identified by the multiplex PCR specific for C. jejuni and C. coli.
More than one species was isolated from 20 meat samples.
