Publications

occurrence of campylobacter and salmonella in ducks and duck eggs in selangor, malaysia.	the importance of campylobacter and salmonella as foodborne pathogens is well recognised globally. a recent work in penang found ducks in commercial farms were infected with these organisms. the aim of the study was to detect the presence of campylobacter and salmonella in ducks and salmonella in duck eggs in farms in a small part of selangor. cloacal swabs were obtained from 75 ducks and 30 duck eggs from three farms. the isolation and identification of campylobacter and salmonella were done us ...	2013	23665722
prevalence of multidrug resistance campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli in chickens slaughtered in selected markets, malaysia.	the objectives of this study were to determine the occurrence of campylobacter spp. in live chickens sold at wet markets in selangor, malaysia and the multidrug resistance (mdr) profiles of the isolates. cloacal swabs were taken from the chickens before slaughter and their caecal mucosae were swabbed after slaughter. of the 90 chickens examined, 68 (75.6%) were positive for campylobacter. campylobacter were recovered from caecal swabs (53/90) and cloacal swabs (34/90) and campylobacter coli (46 ...	2012	22735845
survey of campylobacter, salmonella and mycoplasmas in house crows (corvus splendens) in malaysia.	house crows (corvus splendens) in selangor, malaysia were examined for the presence of campylobacter species, salmonella species, mycoplasma gallisepticum and mycoplasma synoviae by serology, culture and pcr. for the detection of campylobacter and salmonella species swabs were taken either from the intestine or cloaca. for the detection of mycoplasmas, swabs were taken either from the choanal cleft or trachea for culture and pcr and serum samples were tested by the rapid serum agglutination (rsa ...	2007	17483380
thermophilic campylobacter spp. in salad vegetables in malaysia.	the main aim of this study was to combine the techniques of most probable number (mpn) and polymerase chain reaction (pcr) for quantifying the prevalence and numbers of campylobacter spp. in ulam, a popular malaysian salad dish, from a traditional wet market and two modern supermarkets in selangor, malaysia. a total of 309 samples of raw vegetables which are used in ulam were examined in the study. the prevalences of campylobacters in raw vegetables were, for supermarket i, campylobacter spp., 5 ...	2007	17399832