title: Prevalence of thermotolerant Campylobacter spp. in farmed hares (Lepus europaeus).
abstract: Thermotolerant Campylobacter spp. were isolated from 118/240 (49.2%) rectal swabs from commercially farmed hares (Lepus europaeus) in southern Italy. Using multiplex PCR, Campylobacter coli was identified in 118/118 (100%) positive samples, while 17/118 (14.4%) positive samples were also positive for Campylobacter jejuni. Adult hares had a higher prevalence of infection with Campylobacter spp. than juvenile hares.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, via F. Delpino, 1-80137 Naples, Italy. Electronic address: antonio.santaniello@alice.it.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Santaniello
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, via F. Delpino, 1-80137 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Ludovico
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dipineto
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, via F. Delpino, 1-80137 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Veneziano
authors.affiliation: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Portici, Contrada San Chirico, 1-82100 Benevento, Italy.
authors.forename: Ugo
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Mariani
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, via F. Delpino, 1-80137 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fioretti
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, via F. Delpino, 1-80137 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Lucia Francesca
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Menna
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D034621:Hares; D006358:Hot Temperature; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Faeces; Farmed hares; Thermotolerant Campylobacter spp.