Prevalence of thermotolerant Campylobacter in pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) |
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| Authors: | Ludovico Dipineto Antonio Gargiulo Luigi M De Luca Bossa Laura Rinaldi Luca Borrelli Lucia F Menna |
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| Institution: | Dipartimento di Patologia e Sanità Animale, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria , Università di Napoli Federico II , via F. Delpino, 1, 80137, Napoli , Italy |
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| Abstract: | The present study was undertaken with the aim to evaluate the prevalence of thermotolerant Campylobacter spp. in living pheasants in Italy. To achieve this goal, a total of 240 living pheasants, equally shared between female and male birds, were examined. Thermotolerant Campylobacter spp. was isolated in 104 out of 204 (43.3%) living pheasants analysed. Campylobacter coli (100%) and Campylobacter jejuni (13.5%) were identified by polymerase chain reaction. Adult pheasants showed a significantly higher prevalence value (P < 0.05) than younger pheasants. |
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