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Salmonellae isolated from domestic meat waste

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2010

D. S. Durrant
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Veterinary Investigation Centre, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ER
Susan H. Beatson
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Infestation Control, Block C, Government Buildings, Brooklands Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 2DR
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During 1977 and 1978, 172 samples from 14 batches of domestic meat waste were examined for the presence of salmonellae. Each batch was derived from the domestic refuse collected from approximately 120 houses. Thirty-five strains of ten salmonella serotypes were isolated from 32 samples from 8 batches. The probable origin of these serotypes and their significance when domestic waste is exposed to predation by birds and animals on refuse tips is discussed.

Type
Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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