TY - JOUR
T1 - Colonization of broilers by Campylobacter jejuni internalized within Acanthamoeba castellanii
AU - Snelling, William J.
AU - Stern, Norman J.
AU - Lowery, Colm
AU - Moore, John E.
AU - Gibbons, Emma
AU - Baker, Ciara
AU - Dooley, James
PY - 2008/2
Y1 - 2008/2
N2 - Although Campylobacter survives within amoeba in-vitro, it is unknown if intra-amoeba Campylobacter jejuni can colonize broilers. Five groups of 28 day-of-hatch chicks were placed into separate isolators. Groups (1) and (2) were challenged with page's amoeba saline (PAS), and disinfected planktonic C. jejuni NCTC 11168, respectively. Groups (3), (4) and (5) were challenged with a C. jejuni positive control, C. jejuni in PAS, and intra-amoeba C. jejuni, respectively. After 1, 3, 7 and 14 days post challenge, seven birds from each unit were examined for C. jejuni colonization. For the first time we report that intra-amoeba C. jejuni colonized broilers.
AB - Although Campylobacter survives within amoeba in-vitro, it is unknown if intra-amoeba Campylobacter jejuni can colonize broilers. Five groups of 28 day-of-hatch chicks were placed into separate isolators. Groups (1) and (2) were challenged with page's amoeba saline (PAS), and disinfected planktonic C. jejuni NCTC 11168, respectively. Groups (3), (4) and (5) were challenged with a C. jejuni positive control, C. jejuni in PAS, and intra-amoeba C. jejuni, respectively. After 1, 3, 7 and 14 days post challenge, seven birds from each unit were examined for C. jejuni colonization. For the first time we report that intra-amoeba C. jejuni colonized broilers.
U2 - 10.1007/s00203-007-0303-0
DO - 10.1007/s00203-007-0303-0
M3 - Article
SN - 1432-072X
VL - 189
SP - 175
EP - 179
JO - Archives of Microbiology
JF - Archives of Microbiology
IS - 2
ER -