Correlation of Campylobacter bacteriophage with reduced presence of hosts in broiler chicken ceca.
Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter-specific bacteriophage were enumerated from broiler chicken ceca selected from 90 United Kingdom flocks (n = 205). C. jejuni counts in the presence of bacteriophage (mean log(10) 5.1 CFU/g) were associated with a significant (P < 0.001) reduction compared to samples with Campylobacter alone (mean log(10) 6.9 CFU/g).
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Division of Food Sciences, School of Biosciences, Sutton Bonington Campus, University of Nottingham, Loughborough LE12 5RD, United Kingdom.
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D000818:Animals; D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000821:virology*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000821:virology; D002432:Cecum / Q000382:microbiology*; D002645:Chickens / Q000382:microbiology*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*