New born chicks can serve as an experimental animal model for human campylobacteriosis.
Campylobacter enteritis is an emerging food borne zoonotic disease. Improperly cooked chicken serve as a potential source for this infection. Diarrheogenic potential of Campylobacter jejuni is tested either by in-vivo rat ileal loop (RIL) test or by molecular methods. This study reveals that 3-day-old chicks can serve as an animal model for toxigenic C. jejuni.
Chattopadhyay
U K
UK
All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Government of India, Kolkata-700 073, India.
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000502:physiology*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni; D002645:Chickens / Q000502:physiology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal