ABSTRACT: The primary objective of this study was to monitor viability of Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (STEC), Salmonella spp., and Listeria monocytogenes during preparation and storage of fuet. Regarding methodology, coarse-ground…
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Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Nontyphoidal Salmonella enterica from Head Meat and Trim for Ground Product at Pork Processing Facilities
ABSTRACT: Pork head meat may harbor Salmonella and contaminate other carcass by-products during harvest and fabrication. A large pork processing plant in the United States was sampled…
Continue ReadingFattening Pigs Are a Reservoir of Florfenicol-Resistant Enterococci Harboring Oxazolidinone Resistance Genes
ABSTRACT: The use of florfenicol in farm animals may select enterococci that carry resistance genes that confer resistance to linezolid, a critically important oxazolidinone antibiotic…
Continue ReadingUSDA methodology for meat species identification
The Stomacher® 400 is used as a key piece of equipment in the USDA methodology for meat species identification….
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