Table 5. Detection of Campylobacter phages in environmental and food samples by qPCR.
| Sample | No. of samples | CPGII-detection | CPGIII-detection | CPGII/GIII-detection | Negatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat | 74 (100%) | 14 (19%) | 30 (41%) | 40 (54%) | 32 (43%) |
| Turkey | 19 (100%) | 4 (21%) | 6 (32%) | 10 (53%) | 9 (47%) |
| Chicken | 51 (100%) | 9 (18%) | 22 (43%) | 28 (55%) | 21 (41%) |
| Duck | 4 (100%) | 1 (25%) | 2 (50%) | 2 (50%) | 2 (50%) |
| Entrails | 6 (100%) | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d |
| Lamb | 2 (100%) | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. |
| Pork | 4 (100%) | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. |
| Milk | 4 (100%) | 1 (25%) | 2 (50%) | 2 (50%) | 2 (50%) |
| Feces | 7 (100%) | 1 (14%) | 3 (43%) | 4 (57%) | 2 (29%) |
| Pig | 3 (100%) | 1 (33%) | 1 (33%) | 2 (66%) | 1 (33%) |
| Fowl | 3 (100%) | n.d. | 2 (66%) | 2 (66%) | 1 (33%) |
| Wild birds | 1 (100%) | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. |
| Environment | 19 (100%) | 2 (11%) | 2 (11%) | 4 (21%) | 15 (79%) |
| Dust & surface | 6 (100%) | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 6 (100%) |
| Water | 13 (100%) | 2 (15%) | 2 (15%) | 4 (31%) | 9 (69%) |
| Total | 110 (100%) | 18 (16%) | 37 (34%) | 50 (45%) | 51 (46%) |
n.d., not detected