Chicken as potential contamination source of Campylocacter lari in Iquitos, Peru
Open Access
- 1 December 1994
- journal article
- Published by FapUNIFESP (SciELO) in Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
- Vol. 36 (6) , 497-499
- https://doi.org/10.1590/s0036-46651994000600004
Abstract
In order to know the importance of chicken as natural reservoir of Campylobacter lari in Iquitos, Peru; samples were obtained by cloacal swabs from 200 chickens and immediately placed into a semisolid enrichment medium; these were streaked on modified Skirrow Agar. The organism was isolated from 21 (10.5%) samples, corresponding 58.8% to biovar I and 41.2% to biovar II (Lior scheme). The results provide evidence that chicken appear to be prominent reservoirs of Campylobacter lari in Iquitos.Keywords
This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
- The significance ofcampylobacter jejuniinfection in poultry: A reviewAvian Pathology, 1992
- Measles-Associated Diarrhea in Hospitalized Children in Lima, Peru: Pathogenic Agents and Impact on GrowthThe Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1991
- Campylobacter: pathogenicity and significance in foodsInternational Journal of Food Microbiology, 1991
- Prevalence and Distribution of Campylobacter spp. on Poultry and Selected Red Meat Carcasses in PolandJournal of Food Protection, 1990
- INCIDENCE AND ETIOLOGY OF INFANTILE DIARRHEA AND MAJOR ROUTES OF TRANSMISSION IN HUASCAR, PERUAmerican Journal of Epidemiology, 1989
- Origin and Prevalence of Campylobacter jejuni in Ducks and Duck Meat at the Farm and Processing Plant LevelJournal of Food Protection, 1987
- Improved blood free selective medium for the isolation of campylobacter jejuni from faecal specimens.Journal of Clinical Pathology, 1984
- Description ofCampylobacter laridis, a new species comprising the nalidixic acid resistant thermophilicCampylobacter (NARTC) groupCurrent Microbiology, 1983
- EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI INFECTIONSEpidemiologic Reviews, 1983
- ‘1001’ Campylobacters: cultural characteristics of intestinal campylobacters from man and animalsEpidemiology and Infection, 1980