A comparison of two culture media for the recovery of thermophilic campylobacters in broiler farm samples.
A study to evaluate the performance of two different brands of media (Oxoid, Basingstoke, UK, and Mast Diagnostics, Merseyside, UK) for the isolation of thermophilic campylobacters from a range of broiler farm samples was undertaken. Oxoid media performed significantly better than the Mast formulations with overall Campylobacter recovery rates of 46% and 30.5%, respectively, observed from 213 samples tested (p< or =0.05). Consistently higher recoveries of campylobacters were observed from all samples when the results using both types of media were combined.
Whyte
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Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety Laboratory, Department of Large Animal Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. paul.whyte@ucd.ie
Mc Gill
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Cowley
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Carroll
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Doolan
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O'Leary
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Casey
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Collins
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D000818:Animals; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D002645:Chickens / Q000382:microbiology*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003470:Culture Media; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005516:Food Microbiology; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*
D003470:Culture Media