Prevalence, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Molecular Characterization of Campylobacter Isolated from Broilers and Broiler Meat Raised without Antibiotics.

ABSTRACT: Campylobacter is one of the main bacterial pathogens that cause campylobacteriosis in the United States. Poultry is considered a major reservoir for the transmission of Campylobacter to humans. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and molecular characteristics of Campylobacter in the no-antibiotics-ever (NAE) broilers. A total of 414 samples were collected, among which 160 retail chicken samples were purchased from grocery stores and 254 samples were collected from broiler farms located in Mississippi State. The overall prevalence of Campylobacter was 25.4%, and a significantly higher prevalence was observed in retail chicken than in the farm samples (36.3% versus 18.5%; P < 0.0001), respectively. The prevalence of Campylobacter was not dif

SUBMITTER: Poudel S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9241809 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature