title: Blood poisonings at slaughter and their consequences.
abstract: Contamination of pig blood by Str. faecium and P. fluorescens realized either through the bleeding knife or through intravenous injection. Bacterial counts made in the organs and muscles showed a large contamination of the organs and a smaller contamination of the muscles. In the case where Str. faecium and P. fluorescens were injected into the blood circulation, only Str. faecium could be re-isolated in muscles and organs. Study of the bactericidal activity of total blood and plasma showed a marked antimicrobial activity against P. fluorescens and a slightly activity against Str. faecium.
mesh_terms: D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D001770:Blood Bactericidal Activity; D005506:Food Contamination; D005516:Food Microbiology; D007668:Kidney / Q000382:microbiology; D008099:Liver / Q000382:microbiology; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000382:microbiology; D008460:Meat; D008643:Mesentery; D009132:Muscles / Q000382:microbiology; D011551:Pseudomonas fluorescens / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013552:Swine / Q000382:microbiology*