Article
Genotypic and phenotypic diversity within three Campylobacter populations isolated from broiler ceca and carcasses.
Poultry science - 1 Oct 2008
De Cesare A, Parisi A, Bondioli V, Normanno G, Manfreda G
Abstract excerpt
The main aim of this study was to trace Campylobacter subtypes colonizing Italian broilers and carcasses in and between flocks. Overall, 209 Campylobacter isolates were collected from ceca (n = 94) and carcasses (n = 115) of broilers belonging to 3 different flocks reared in the same farm during subsequent rotations and processed in the same slaughterhouse. All isolates were identified by multiplex polymerase...
Topics
- Abattoirs
- Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis
- Animals
- Campylobacter
- Campylobacter coli
- Campylobacter jejuni
- Cecum
- Chickens
- Food Handling
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Phenotype
