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Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter spp. and Salmonella serovars in organic chickens from Maryland retail stores.

Cui S, Ge B, Zheng J, Meng J

Department of Nutrition and Food Science, 0112 Skinner Building, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.

Retail organic (n = 198) and conventional (n = 61) chickens were analyzed. Most organic (76%) and conventional (74%) chickens were contaminated with campylobacters. Salmonellae were recovered from 61% of organic and 44% of conventional chickens. All Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium isolates from conventional chickens were resistant to five or more antimicrobials, whereas most S. enterica serovar Typhimurium isolates (79%) from organic chickens were susceptible to 17 antimicrobials tested.

Published 7 July 2005 in Appl Environ Microbiol, 71(7): 4108-11.
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