title: Zoonotic species of the genus Arcobacter in poultry from different regions of Costa Rica.
abstract: In recent years, emerging pathogens have received special attention due to their consequences for public health. Given that Arcobacter has been isolated in Costa Rica from commercial meat poultry samples, the aim of this research was to determine its isolation frequency from laying hens, broilers, ducks, and geese and to compare two types of samples, namely, cloacal swabs and stool collection. Arcobacter was isolated from 22 (11%) of the 200 samples examined. Fifteen (55%), eight (30%), and four (15%) of the isolated strains were identified as A. butzleri, A. cryareophilus, and Arcobacter spp., respectively. Also, there is a statistically significant difference among the isolation frequencies of Arcobacter for the types of samples evaluated, yielding more isolates from stool samples than from cloacal swab collection. This work describes the distribution of Arcobacter in farm animals as potential sources for its spread from animal-derived products.
authors.affiliation: Tropical Disease Research Center and Microbiology Faculty, Universidad de Costa Rica, 2060 San José, Costa Rica.
authors.forename: Esteban Valverde
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Bogantes
authors.affiliation: Tropical Disease Research Center and Microbiology Faculty, Universidad de Costa Rica, 2060 San José, Costa Rica.
authors.forename: Karolina L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Fallas-Padilla
authors.affiliation: Research Center of Environmental Pollution (CICA), Universidad de Costa Rica, 2060 San José, Costa Rica.
authors.forename: Carlos E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Rodríguez
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Microbiology, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile.
authors.forename: Heriberto Fernández
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Jaramillo
authors.affiliation: Tropical Disease Research Center and Microbiology Faculty, Universidad de Costa Rica, 2060 San José, Costa Rica. maria.ariasechandi@ucr.ac.cr.
authors.forename: María Laura Arias
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Echandi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020640:Arcobacter / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002645:Chickens / Q000382:microbiology; D003364:Costa Rica; D004372:Ducks / Q000382:microbiology; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005777:Geese / Q000382:microbiology; D011200:Poultry / Q000382:microbiology*; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000382:microbiology