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. 1983 Oct;46(4):855–859. doi: 10.1128/aem.46.4.855-859.1983

Isolation and characterization of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli from domestic and wild mammals in Norway.

O Rosef, B Gondrosen, G Kapperud, B Underdal
PMCID: PMC239479  PMID: 6639033

Abstract

A total of 1,262 domestic and wild mammals from Norway were surveyed for fecal carriage of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli. Of the five species of domestic mammals examined, the highest isolation rate was recorded among swine (100.0%), followed by sheep (8.1%) and cows (0.8%). No strains were recovered from horses or goats. Among wild mammals, C. jejuni was isolated from 1 of 23 hares, and no isolated were obtained from three species of cervids and three species of rodents. Of the 133 Campylobacter strains isolated, 114 were classified as C. coli, 18 were C. jejuni biotype 1, and 1 belonged to C. jejuni biotype 2. All 114 strains from swine were C. coli. Milk samples from 113 domestic animals with clinically diagnosed mastitis (106 cows, 5 sheep, 1 horse, and 1 pig) were negative for campylobacters.

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