Occurrence of Campylobacter jejuni in dog faeces from the streets of a Southern Chilean city
Dog faeces collected from the streets of a southern Chilean city were cultured on selective media for thermophilic Campylobacters. Campylobacter jejuni (biotype 1) was isolated from 53 (35.3%) of 150 samples. The use of an enrichment medium enhanced in 20.8% the isolation rate of this bacteria.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
1986-12-01
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| Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651986000600006&lng=en&tlng=en |