Correlation of Campylobacter bacteriophage with reduced presence of hosts in broiler chicken ceca

Authors :: Atterbury, Robert J.
Dillon, E.
Swift, C.
Connerton, Phillippa L.
Frost, J.A.
Dodd, Christine E.R.
Rees, Catherine E.D.
Connerton, Ian F.
Atterbury, Robert J.
Dillon, E.
Swift, C.
Connerton, Phillippa L.
Frost, J.A.
Dodd, Christine E.R.
Rees, Catherine E.D.
Connerton, Ian F.
Abstract: Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter-specific bacteriophage were enumerated from broiler chicken ceca selected from 90 United Kingdom flocks (n = 205). C. jejuni counts in the presence of bacteriophage (mean log10 5.1 CFU/g) were associated with a significant (P < 0.001) reduction compared to samples with Campylobacter alone (mean log10 6.9 CFU/g).

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