Occurrence of thermophilic Campylobacter spp. contamination on vegetable farms in Malaysia.

• Main Authors: Chai, Lay Ching, Mohd Ghazali, Farinazleen, Abu Bakar, Fatimah, Lee, Hai Yen, Ahmad Suhaimi, Laila Rabaah, Abdul Talib, Shamsinar, Nakaguchi, Yoshitsugu, Nishibuchi, Mitsuaki, Radu, Son
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: The Korean Society for Applied Microbiology 2009
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15883/1/Occurrence%20of%20thermophilic%20Campylobacter%20spp.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15883/

The aim of the present study was to examine the prevalence of thermophilic Campylobacter spp. (Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli) in soil, poultry manure, irrigation water, and freshly harvested vegetables from vegetable farms in Malaysia. C. jejuni was detected in 30.4% and 2.7% of the so...