Czech J. Food Sci., 2009, 27(3):194-202 | DOI: 10.17221/120/2008-CJFS

Distribution of non-tuberculosis mycobacteria in environmental samples from a slaughterhouse and in raw and processed meats

Monika Morávková, Marija Kaevska, Neysan Donnelly, Ivo PAVLÍK
Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic

The notification of all cases of diagnosed bovine tuberculosis is a statutory requirement, while the same is not true for other mycobacterial infections. Thus, the establishment of the true incidence of infection with non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is difficult. The aim of this study was to describe the incidence of NTM in environmental samples from a pig slaughterhouse and from raw and processed meat samples collected from supermarkets and butchers. Three species of mycobacteria (M. chelonae, M. kansasii, and M. intermedium) were detected in 8.0% of the environmental samples from a pig slaughterhouse and in 9.3% of raw and 7.7% of processed meat, respectively. The isolation of a single NTM species from these samples is a disturbing finding and means that raw meat may be a potential pathway for the transmission of NTM infections to humans.

Keywords: mycobacteria; meat; food safety; zoonosis

Published: June 30, 2009  Show citation

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Morávková M, Kaevska M, Donnelly N, PAVLÍK I. Distribution of non-tuberculosis mycobacteria in environmental samples from a slaughterhouse and in raw and processed meats. Czech J. Food Sci. 2009;27(3):194-202. doi: 10.17221/120/2008-CJFS.
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