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Title: DISTRIBUTION OF CAMPYLOBACTER AND ARCOBACTER IN LIVESTOCK (SWINE RESEARCH REPORT - 2000)

Author
item Wesley, Irene
item HARMON, KAREN - IA STATE UNIV., AMES, IA
item GREEN, ALICE - USDA/APHIS/CEAH-COLORADO
item BUSH, ERIC - USDA/APHIS/CEAH-COLORADO
item WELLS, SCOTT - UNIV. MINNESOTA, ST. PAUL

Submitted to: Swine Research Report
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 9/24/1999
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: We designed PCR primers 1) to distinguish C. jejuni from C. coli and 2) to differentiate Arcobacter from other species of Campylobacter. We applied these PCR methods to estimate their prevalence in feces of healthy cattle and hogs and to identify risk factors for infection. For cattle, C. jejuni (23%), Arcobacter (11%) and C. coli (1.57%) were detected in healthy dairy cows (n=1,628). Campylobacter coli (69%), Arcobacter (46%) and C. jejuni (0.28%) were found in market weight hogs (n=1,057). This indicates the widespread distribution of these microbes in healthy livestock.