Chicken as potential contamination source of Campylocacter lari in Iquitos, Peru

Authors

  • Alvaro Tresierra-Ayala Universidad Nacional de la Amazonia Peruana; Department of Microbiology
  • Maria Elena Bendayan Universidad Nacional de la Amazonia Peruana; Department of Microbiology
  • Alfonso Bernuy Universidad Nacional de la Amazonia Peruana; Department of Microbiology
  • Gustavo Pereyra Universidad Nacional de la Amazonia Peruana; Department of Microbiology
  • Heriberto Fernandez Universidad Austral de Chile; Institute of Clinical Microbiology

Keywords:

Campylobacter lari, Chicken, Reservoir

Abstract

In order to know the importance of chicken as natural reservoir of Campylobacter lari in Iquitos, Peru; samples were obtained by cloacal swabs from 200 chickens and immediately placed into a semisolid enrichment medium; these were streaked on modified Skirrow Agar. The organism was isolated from 21 (10.5%) samples, corresponding 58.8% to biovar I and 41.2% to biovar II (Lior scheme). The results provide evidence that chicken appear to be prominent reservoirs of Campylobacter lari in Iquitos.

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Published

1994-12-01

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 6 (1994)

Section

Microbiology

How to Cite

Tresierra-Ayala, A., Bendayan, M. E., Bernuy, A., Pereyra, G., & Fernandez, H. (1994). Chicken as potential contamination source of Campylocacter lari in Iquitos, Peru . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 36(6), 497-499. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/29209