Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter species in shelter-housed healthy and diarrheic cats and dogs in Turkey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Campylobacter spp. are among the leading foodborne bacterial pathogens. Pet animals may be an important reservoir for human infection.

Objectives

To determine the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance profiles and mechanisms of Campylobacter isolates recovered from shelter-housed healthy and diarrheic cats and dogs in Erzurum province in Turkey.

Methods

A total of 250 rectal swabs (from 124 cats and 126 dogs) collected between 2020 and 2021 were included in this study. The samples were cultured using a Campylobacter-selective agar medium. A single suspect colony from each plate was purified and species identification was performed by PCR. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values were determined against eight antibiotics. Specific antimicrobial resist

SUBMITTER: Yildiz M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10766042 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature