An enhanced technique combining pre-enrichment and passive filtration increases the isolation efficiency of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli from water and animal fecal samples

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 506-513

  Jokinen, Cassandra C ^a   Koot, Jacqueline M ^a   Carrillo, Catherine D ^b   Gannon, Victor P J ^a   Jardine, Claire M ^c   Mutschall, Steven K ^a   Topp, Edward ^d   Taboada, Eduardo N ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Campylobacter; Conventional; Enrichment; Membrane; Passive filtration; Subtype

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI;

FRESH WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; FECES; FILTRATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHICKENS; CULTURE MEDIA; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FECES; FILTRATION; FRESH WATER;

EID: 84868253122     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2012.09.005     Document Type: Article

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