Salmonella in Liquid Eggs and Other Foods in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Joint Authors
Noda, Tamie
Sera, Nobuyuki
Murakami, Koichi
Onozuka, Daisuke
Source
International Journal of Microbiology
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-10-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Medicine
Abstract EN
The study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of Salmonella in retail and wholesale foods in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
A total of 2,021 samples collected between 1999 and 2010 were tested using a culture method.
Samples consisted of liquid eggs (n=30), meat (beef and pork) (n=781), offal (n=69), processed meats (n=2), seafood (n=232), processed seafood (dried fish) (n=76), vegetables (n=481), processed vegetables (n=87), fruits (n=167), and herbs (n=96) from 574 outlets and wholesale agents in 15 areas (five samples were undocumented regarding outlets).
Overall, liquid egg showed significantly (P<0.001) higher frequencies of Salmonella contamination (13.3%) than beef (1/423, 0.2%) and pork (3/235, 1.3%).
Salmonella enterica subsp.
enterica serovar Enteritidis, the most common serovar as a human pathogen, were isolated from two liquid egg samples.
No Salmonella were isolated from seafood and vegetable-related samples including seed sprouts (n=261).
In conclusion, liquid egg is a significant Salmonella vehicle, showing a need to continue the vaccination of chickens to prevent S.
Enteritidis contamination in Japanese eggs.
Moreover, further study is needed to evaluate Salmonella contamination in seed sprouts with more sampling from retailers there.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Murakami, Koichi& Noda, Tamie& Onozuka, Daisuke& Sera, Nobuyuki. 2013. Salmonella in Liquid Eggs and Other Foods in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. International Journal of Microbiology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Murakami, Koichi…[et al.]. Salmonella in Liquid Eggs and Other Foods in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. International Journal of Microbiology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Murakami, Koichi& Noda, Tamie& Onozuka, Daisuke& Sera, Nobuyuki. Salmonella in Liquid Eggs and Other Foods in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. International Journal of Microbiology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-473539