title: Efficacy of some methods and media for detecting and enumerating Campylobacter jejuni in frozen chicken meat.
abstract: Four of five strains of Campylobacter jejuni survived in chicken meat stored at -18 degrees C for 12 months. Direct plating of samples was superior to the most probable number technique for enumerating C. jejuni. Enrichment culture using the Doyle & Roman enrichment method resulted in the highest rates of detection. Packaging under an atmosphere of CO2 did not substantially influence survival.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002645:Chickens; D003470:Culture Media; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005628:Frozen Foods; D008460:Meat
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media