title: Phenotypic and genetic analyses of Campylobacter jejuni Lior serotype 76 isolated from chicken meat and clinical specimens.
abstract: The aim of this study was to examine the link between Campylobacter jejuni isolates obtained from chicken meat (n = 7) and gastroenteritis patients (n = 744). In total, 751 isolates were subjected to Lior serotyping. All the isolates from chicken meats were serotyped as Lior serotype 76 (LIO76). Among 23 of the identified LIO76 strains, 13 strains (6 from chicken meat and 7 from clinical specimens) were indistinguishable by Penner serotyping, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. These strains were isolated in 2 different Japanese prefectures in 2004-2005, suggesting that chicken meat is an etiological agent of Campylobacter gastroenteritis and that a diffuse outbreak occurred during this time. Therefore, a continuous surveillance program should be established in Japan in order to prevent Campylobacter gastroenteritis, especially large-scale food-borne outbreaks.
authors: Department of Microbiology and Medical Zoology, Aichi Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Nagoya 462-8576, Japan. masakado_matsumoto@pref.aichi.lg.jp
authors: Masakado
authors: M
authors: Matsumoto
authors: Reiji
authors: R
authors: Hiramatsu
authors: Kazuhiro
authors: K
authors: Yamada
authors: Masahiro
authors: M
authors: Suzuki
authors: Yoshio
authors: Y
authors: Miwa
authors: Mitsutaka
authors: M
authors: Yabutani
authors: Yuhki
authors: Y
authors: Nagai
authors: Michiyo
authors: M
authors: Tsuchiya
authors: Makiko
authors: M
authors: Noda
authors: Akihiro
authors: A
authors: Nagata
authors: Keiko
authors: K
authors: Kawakami
authors: Tomoko
authors: T
authors: Shima
authors: Norio
authors: N
authors: Tatsumi
authors: Hiroko
authors: H
authors: Minagawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002645:Chickens; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005260:Female; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010641:Phenotype; D012703:Serotyping
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents