title: [Thermophilic Campylobacter from fecal samples of animals and their behavior in the ganglioside (GM1)-ELISA, Vero cell test and salt aggregation test].
abstract: From 397 fecal specimens from apparently healthy and from diarrheic pigs, dogs, cats and cattle 59 strains (= 15%) of thermophilic Campylobacter (C.) spp. were isolated by culture. 39 strains were identified as C. coli and 18 as C. jejuni whereas 2 isolates could not be classified. None of the strains was found to be positive for cytotoxic enterotoxin in the GM1-ELISA. In the Vero-cell test 5 isolates showed a cytotoxic effect. The salt aggregation test (SAT) for indicating cell surface hydrophobicity was positive with 24 strains (5 C. jejuni, 19 C. coli). A correlation of isolation results with clinical manifestation could not be observed.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Hygiene und Infektionskrankheiten der Tiere, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rakotozandrindraini
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Hamann
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zschöck
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schliesser
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D002415:Cats; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D004285:Dogs; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000382:microbiology
vernacular_title: Thermophile Campylobacter aus Faecesproben von Tieren und deren Verhalten im Gangliosid (GM1)-ELISA, Vero-Zelltest und Salzaggregationstest.