Application of host-specific bacteriophages to the surface of chicken skin leads to a reduction in recovery of Campylobacter jejuni

Atterbury, Robert J.; Connerton, Phillippa L.; Dodd, Christine E.R.; Rees, Catherine E.D.; Connerton, Ian F.

Abstract

Retail poultry products are widely purported as the major infection vehicle for human campylobacteriosis. Numerous intervention strategies have sought to reduce Campylobacter contamination on broiler carcasses in the abattoir. This study reports the efficacy of bacteriophage in reducing the number of recoverable Campylobacter jejuni cells on artificially contaminated chicken skin.

Citation

Atterbury, R. J., Connerton, P. L., Dodd, C. E., Rees, C. E., & Connerton, I. F. (2003). Application of host-specific bacteriophages to the surface of chicken skin leads to a reduction in recovery of Campylobacter jejuni. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 69(10), https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.69.10.6302-6306.2003

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Aug 7, 2003
• Publication Date: Oct 1, 2003
• Deposit Date: Aug 30, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 30, 2017
• Journal: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
• Print ISSN: 0099-2240
• Electronic ISSN: 1098-5336
• Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 69
• Issue: 10
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.69.10.6302-6306.2003
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1021934
• Publisher URL: http://aem.asm.org/content/69/10/6302.short