Campylobacter in village chickens: prevalence and biotypes


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Saleha A. A., . and Latif Ibrahim A., . and Kamarzaman A., . Campylobacter in village chickens: prevalence and biotypes. pp. 25-27. ISSN 9128-2506

Abstract

Campylobacters were isolated from more than 80.0 of the cloacal swab samples obtained from 138 village chickens. Of these 65.5 was Campylobacter jejuni and 34.5 Campylobacter coli. C. Jejuni was characterised further with regard to their biotypes: C. Jejuni biotype 1 and biotype 2 comprised 94.6 and 5.4 respectively. C. Lari was not isolated. With the increase in the number of village chicken in the future the owner and consumer are at a great risk of acquiring the infection thus there is a need to educate them on public health significance of Campylobacter.


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Abstract

Campylobacters were isolated from more than 80.0 of the cloacal swab samples obtained from 138 village chickens. Of these 65.5 was Campylobacter jejuni and 34.5 Campylobacter coli. C. Jejuni was characterised further with regard to their biotypes: C. Jejuni biotype 1 and biotype 2 comprised 94.6 and 5.4 respectively. C. Lari was not isolated. With the increase in the number of village chicken in the future the owner and consumer are at a great risk of acquiring the infection thus there is a need to educate them on public health significance of Campylobacter.

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Item Type: Article
AGROVOC Term: Campylobacter jejuni
AGROVOC Term: Campylobacter coli
AGROVOC Term: Chickens
AGROVOC Term: Biotypes
AGROVOC Term: Biotyping
AGROVOC Term: Sampling
AGROVOC Term: Isolation
AGROVOC Term: Identification
AGROVOC Term: Infection
AGROVOC Term: Health protection
Depositing User: Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified: 24 Apr 2025 00:54
URI: http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9041

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