Detection of Campylobacter bacteria in air samples for continuous real-time monitoring of Campylobacter colonization in broiler flocks

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2074-2078

  Olsen, Katja N ^a,b   Lund, Marianne ^a   Skov, Julia ^b   Christensen, Laurids S ^a   Hoorfar, Jeffrey ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Ilochip A/S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLES; AIRBORNE DUSTS; AIRBORNE PARTICLES; BROILER FLOCKS; CAMPYLOBACTER; DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES; MONITORING TOOLS; POULTRY HOUSE; REAL-TIME MONITORING; SEMI-CONTINUOUS;

BACTERIOLOGY; COSMIC RAYS; DUST; GAS DYNAMICS; HOUSES;

AIR QUALITY;

AERODYNAMICS; AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BACTERIUM; COLONIZATION; DETECTION METHOD; DUST; PATHOGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY; REAL TIME;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; FECES ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY FARMING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

ABATTOIRS; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CHICKENS; DUST; FECES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CAMPYLOBACTER; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 63849098452     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02182-08     Document Type: Article

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