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Table 5 Comparison of food sample analyses results obtained by plate counting and qPCR

From: Detection, identification and quantification of Campylobacter jejuni, coli and lari in food matrices all at once using multiplex qPCR

 

Food sample

 

Wing rinse A

Wing rinse B

Wing rinse C

Chicken juice

Fried strips homogenate

CFU/ml

101

102

qPCR

101

102

qPCR

101

102

qPCR

101

102

qPCR

101

102

qPCR

C. jejuni

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7.1×102 ± 1.6×102

-

-

-

C. coli

-

+

-

+

+

-

-

+

+*

-

+

-

+

+

-

C. lari

+

+

-

-

+

-

+

+

-

+

+

-

-

+

-

  1. - negative quantification.
  2. + positive quantification.
  3. *quantification was not possible, because cell numbers were below quantification limit of qPCR.
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