title: Broiler chickens as potential source of Campylobacter infections in humans.
abstract: Of 46 broiler chickens from a live poultry market in New York City, 38 (83%) harbored Campylobacter fetus subsp. jejuni in their rectal flora. The observed mean number of C. fetus per g of feces was 4.4 x 10(6). The organisms survived in the feces for at least 96 h at 4 degrees C whether stored in the gut or transferred to a vial. The best survival medium for pure cultures of C. fetus subsp.jejuni was heart infusion broth supplemented with sterile blood and kept in a microaerophilic atmosphere.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000254:growth & development*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D002645:Chickens / Q000382:microbiology*; D003080:Cold Temperature; D003470:Culture Media; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D012007:Rectum / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media