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Prevalence and strain diversity of thermophilic campylobacters in cattle, sheep and swine farms
Author(s) -
Oporto B.,
Esteban J.I.,
Aduriz G.,
Juste R.A.,
Hurtado A.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 1364-5072
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03328.x
Subject(s) - biology , herd , campylobacter , veterinary medicine , campylobacter jejuni , beef cattle , pulsed field gel electrophoresis , dairy cattle , genetic diversity , microbiology and biotechnology , zoology , genotype , bacteria , population , medicine , biochemistry , genetics , environmental health , gene
Aims:  To determine prevalence and strain diversity of thermophilic campylobacters in healthy ruminants and swine. Methods and Results:  Faecal samples collected from 343 herds (120 sheep, 124 beef cattle, 82 dairy cattle and 17 swine) in the Basque Country were screened in pools for thermophilic campylobacters. Two hundred and three herds were positive (67·1% dairy cattle, 58·9% beef cattle, 55·0% sheep and 52·9% pig), and species‐specific PCR identified Campylobacter jejuni in 20·7% of the herds and Campylobacter coli in 6·4%. Campylobacter coli was isolated from the four production systems and was the most prevalent species in swine, where C. jejuni was not found. Other thermophilic campylobacters were found in all production systems. Four hundred and ninety‐three animals from 11 positive herds were individually analysed, detecting significantly higher within‐herd prevalences in dairy cattle (66·7%) and swine (57·8%) than in sheep (8·8%) or beef cattle (5·4%). fla A PCR–RFLP and pulsed‐field gel electrophoresis analysis of a selection of isolates showed high genetic diversity. Conclusions:  Healthy swine, cattle and sheep are important reservoirs of thermophilic campylobacters of different species and high genetic diversity. Significance and Impact of the Study:  Efficient farm‐based intervention measures are needed to reduce risk of infection. Non‐ C. jejuni / C. coli species should be monitored to investigate their significance for infection.

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