title: Distribution of Arcobacter species among livestock in Japan.
abstract: A survey was conducted to examine the distribution of Arcobacter species among livestock in Japan. During May 1999 and May 2000, fecal samples from cattle (n=332) and swine (n=250), chicken cloacal swabs (n=234), and vaginal swabs of cattle (n=61) and swine (n=15) were submitted for the isolation of Arcobacter species. Arcobacter species were isolated from 3.6 and 10.0% of the cattle and swine fecal samples, respectively, along with 14.5% of chicken cloacal swabs. No significant seasonal differences were observed. Species-specific polymerase chain reaction assay showed that A. butzleri was the most prevalent species (83.3, 60.0 and 47.1% of the cattle, swine and chicken isolates, respectively), followed by A. cryaerophilus 1B (16.7, 36.0 and 55.9% of the cattle, swine and chicken isolates, respectively). Of the samples from vaginal swabs, 8.1 and 13.3% were positive for Arcobacter in cattle and swine, respectively. This is the first report demonstrating the distribution of Arcobacter species among livestock in Japan.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, 252-8510, Kanagawa, Japan. kabeya@brs.nihon-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hidenori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kabeya
authors.forename: Soichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kubo
authors.forename: Kazuaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Sachiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: Taiki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Izumi
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Yasuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Katsube
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mikami
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020640:Arcobacter / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D002645:Chickens; D002988:Cloaca / Q000382:microbiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012621:Seasons; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial