TABLE 4.
Campylobacter spp. isolates coharbored the number of virulence determinants in different sources and species.
The number of virulence determinants | Species | A (n = 75) | B (n = 44) | C (n = 29) | D (n = 3) | E (n = 2) | F (n = 4) | Total (%) |
5 | C. jejuni | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14/96 (14.6) |
C. coli | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
6 | C. jejuni | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21/96 (21.9) |
C. coli | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
7 | C. jejuni | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12/96 (12.5) |
C. coli | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
8 | C. jejuni | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9/96 (9.4) |
C. coli | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
9 | C. jejuni | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16/96 (16.7) |
C. coli | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
10 | C. jejuni | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24/96 (25) |
C. coli | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
Total (%) | 37/75 (49.3) | 29/44 (65.9) | 22/29 (75.9) | 2/3 (66.7) | 2/2 (100) | 4/4 (100) | 96/157 (61.1) |
C. jejuni (n = 69) 35/69 (50.7); C. coli (n = 84) 57/84 (67.9); Other (n = 4) 4/4 (100). C. jejuni, Campylobacter jejuni; C. coli, Campylobacter coli; A, the source of live chicken anal swab; B, the source of defeathering; C, the source of evisceration; D, means the source of washing; E, the source of chilling; F, the source of environmental.