TABLE 3.
Comparison of strategies for detection of Campylobacter spp., C. jejuni, and C. colia
| Primer or probe specificity | No. (%) of samples positive by:
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Culture | Electrophoresis | Microarray analysis | |
| Universal bacterial | NAb | 65 (100) | 65 (100) |
| Universal Campylobacter | 39 (60) | 62 (95) | 65 (100) |
| C. jejunic | 35 (54) | 46 (71) | 51 (79) |
| C. jejuni (hippuricase)c | 40 (62) | 51 (79) | |
| C. colic | 4 (6) | 6 (9) | 19 (29) |
| C. jejuni and C. coli | 0 | 2 (3) | 9 (14) |
| Campylobacter negative | 26 (40) | 3 (5) | 0 (0) |
| Undetermined Campylobacter sp. | 12 (19) | 4 (6) | |
a
Sixty-five pooled samples were analyzed and the results were scored.
b
NA, not applicable.
c
Including samples positive for both C. jejuni and C. coli.