1996년 3월부터 1998년 10월간에 경남지방 시판 냉장육 888건, 냉동포장육 222건 및 수입 냉동육 117건의 시료로부터 식중독관련 병원균의 분포와 혈청형을 조사하였다. 식중독균의 분리률은 Staphylocorcus aureus. Campylobarter jejuni/coli, Listeria monocytogenes 및 Salmonella spp 순으로 높았고, Escherichia coli O157:H7은 전시료를 통해서 분리되지 않았다. C. jejuni /coli는 냉장육에서 높은 오염률을 나타내고, 냉동포장육에서는 거의 분리되지 않는데 반해서 L. monocytogenes는 냉장육에 이해서 냉동포장 계육에서 높은 분리율을 나타낸 것은 매우 흥미로운 일이다. 분리균의 혈청형 분포는 Sta. aureus의 경우 대부분이 enterotoxin type C와 D였고, Salmonella spp는 돈육유래균에서 모두 A group이었으며, 계육유래균은 대부분 B와 D group이었다. L. monocytogenes는 계육유래균의 대부분이 type 1 이었고, type 4는 소수로 분리되었다.
The prevalence and serotype of food-borne pathogens was investigated from 888 samples of chilled meat, 222 samples of packed frozen meat and 117 samples of imported frozen meat during the period from March 1996 to October 1998. Isolation rates of pathogens associated with food poisoning were revealed in order of Staphyloccus aureus, Campylobacter jejuni /coli, Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp, but Escherichia coli O157:H7 was not isolated in all of the meat samples. Amusingly, Campylobacter jejuni /coli were isolated highly in refrigerated meat, but was not isolated in packed frozen meat. L. monocytogenes was encounted higher isolation frequency in packed frozen chicken meat than in refrigerated chicken meat. In the distribution of serotypes of isolates, most isolates of Sta. aureus classified as enterotoxin type C and D. All of the Salmonella spp. isolated from pork were diagnosed group A and most of isolates from chicken meat were grouped B and D. Most of L. monocytogenes isolated from chicken meat were grouped type 1 and a few number of isolates classified as type 4.
