Quantification of Campylobacter spp. in chicken carcass rinse by real‐time PCR

Aims:  In this study, a real‐time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method was examined for its ability to quantify Campylobacter spp. in chicken carcass rinses and compared with bacteriological culturing.

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