TABLE 3.
Comparison of C. jejuni and C. coli detection results for 144 chicken meat samples obtained with the LAMP assay and by culture on Butzler and mCCDA agars
| LAMP results | No. culture positive on:
|
No. culture negative on Butzler and mCCDA agars | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butzler and mCCDA agars | Butzler agar | mCCDA agar | ||
| C. jejuni positive (n = 59) | 57 | 56 | 45 | 2 |
| C. coli positive (n = 5) | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| C. jejuni and C. coli positive (n = 5)a | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Negative (n = 75) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 74 |
| Total (n = 144) | 68 | 64 | 54 | 76 |
a
After random selection of three isolates from five chicken samples, two and one samples showed three isolates of C. jejuni and C. coli, respectively. The remaining two samples showed one and two and two and one isolates of C. coli and non-Campylobacter, respectively.