Inhibitory effect of organic acids on arcobacters in culture and their use for control of Arcobacter butzleri on chicken skin

►The Arcobacter strains tested were susceptible to organic acids ►Susceptibility was in the order A. skirrowii > A. cryaerophilus > A. butzleri ►The most active antibacterial acids were bezoic, citric, malic and sorbic ►Benzoic acid was the most suitable for chicken skin treatment