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Table 2 Campylobacter spp. from retail broiler samples identified by multiplex PCR assays

From: Prevalence of Campylobacter spp. in skinless, boneless retail broiler meat from 2005 through 2011 in Alabama, USA

Product

No. Samples

Positive (%)

C. jejuni(%)

C. coli(%)

Lost Isolates (%)

Breasts

302

119 (39)

78 (66)

37 (31)

4 (3)

Tenderloins

195

51 (26) a

29 (57)

17 (33)

5 (10)

Thighs

258

138 (53)

97 (70)

31 (22)

10 (7)

Total

755

308 (41)

204 (66)

85 (28)

19 (6)

  1. a Fisher's exact test: breasts vs. tenderloins: pā€‰=ā€‰0.003; thighs vs. tenderloins: pā€‰=ā€‰<0.001.