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Colonization of chicks by non‐culturable Campylobacter spp.
Author(s) -
Stern N. J.,
Jones D. M.,
Wesley I. V.,
Rollins D. M.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1994.tb00882.x
Subject(s) - campylobacter , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , campylobacter jejuni , colonization , veterinary medicine , bacteria , medicine , genetics
Six suspensions of non‐culturable Campylobacter spp. were administered by gavage to day‐of‐hatch chicks. Four non‐culturable isolates of Campylobacter spp. were found to colonize low numbers (5/79) of 1‐week‐old chicks, while two isolates did not (0/30). The original and recovered Campylobacter spp. isolates were serotyped and examined by restriction enzyme analysis. Evidence of clonality of two Camp, jejuni isolates was demonstrated.