title: Detection ofSalmonellaspecies in chicken carcasses using genus specific primer belong toinvAgene in Sohag city, Egypt.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to detectSalmonellaspecies found as contaminants in chicken carcass (thigh, breast, wings, liver, and gizzard).
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 75 chicken samples including thigh, breast, wings, liver, and gizzard (15 of each) were collected from different markets in Sohag city for detection ofSalmonellaspecies by culture methods, biochemical tests, serology, and polymerase chain reaction.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The overall incidence ofSalmonellacontamination of 75 examined samples was found to be 6.6% with the higher percentage ofSalmonellabeing isolated from liver samples (13.3%) followed by thigh, wings, gizzard (6.6%) while breast show negative result.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results in this study indicate that contamination of chicken carcass withSalmonellaneeds strict hygienic measures to prevent their transmission to human.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sohag University, Naser Street, Sohag, Egypt.
authors.forename: Nahed Mahmoud
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Abdel-Aziz
keywords: Salmonella spp; chicken carcass; invA gene