Diversity of Campylobacter isolates from three activated sludge systems.
Thermophilic campylobacters were isolated from three sewage plants in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil and identified. Laboratory analysis of 390 sewage samples showed the presence of 169 thermophilic strains. The results demonstrated that human and animal pathogenic biotypes could be isolated from activated sludge during the initial processing steps. The aeration tank could be considered a barrier to Campylobacter survival. C. jejuni was the prevalent species isolated (40.8%). The most common biotypes were C. jejuni biotype I (21.3%), C. coli biotype I (16%) and C. jejuni biotype II (14.8%).
Laboratório de Zoonoses Bacterianas, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. analu@gene.dbbm.fiocruz.br
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D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012722:Sewage / Q000382:microbiology*; D014871:Water Microbiology
D012722:Sewage