Phenotypic and genotypic differentiation of Campylobacter spp. isolated from Austrian broiler farms: a comparison.
An identification scheme based on restriction fragment length polymorphism of polymerase chain reaction products (PCR-RFLP) was developed to differentiate isolates of the genera Campylobacter, Arcobacter and Helicobacter. Based on the 16S rRNA gene of these genera, PCR amplified a 1216-bp fragment. The amplicons were digested with the restriction enzymes RsaI and EcoRV. Additional differentiation was obtained using a PCR-assay based on the hippuricase gene. Genotyping was performed on several reference strains from the National Collection of Typing Culture (NCTC), London, and on 130 field isolates. In parallel, a phenotypic differentiation was performed, in order to compare the results. In 119 cases (91.5%) the results obtained from the genotypic characterization were concordant with those from phenotypic testing. Co-infections with Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in two samples and seven hippurate-negative C. jejuni-strains were identified by the genotypic method. Furthermore, PCR-RFLP assays identified an atypical isolate as Campylobacter fetus/hyointestinalis.
Jauk
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Clinic for Poultry and Pet Birds, Veterinary University Vienna, Austria.
Neubauer
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Szölgyényi
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Vasicek
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D000818:Animals; D001317:Austria / Q000453:epidemiology; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000662:veterinary*; D002645:Chickens; D005838:Genotype; D010641:Phenotype; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics
D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S