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Isolation of Thermophilic Campylobacters from Norwegian Dogs and Cats

Isolasjon av termofile Campylobacter fra norske hunder og katter

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica volume 26, pages 81–90 (1985)Cite this article

Abstract

A total of 147 dogs and 85 cats was surveyed for faecal carriage of thermophilic Campylobacters. Isolates were obtained from 33 (22.4 %) of the dogs and from 10 (11.8 %) of the cats investigated. The isolation rates recorded for diarrhoeic and non-diarrhoeic dogs and cats were not significantly different. Likewise, Campylobacters were isolated with about equal frequencies from puppies and mature dogs as well as from bitches and male dogs. Nineteen canine and 7 feline strains were biotyped and serotyped. A large majority (88.5 %) of these 26 strains belonged to serotypes previously recovered from human G. coli and C. laridis constituted 7.7 % and 3.8 %, respectively. Three strains belonged to serotypes previously recovered from human patients in Norway.

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Fæces fra 147 hunder og 85 katter ble undersøkt for forekomst av termofile Campylobacter. Bakteriene ble isolert fra 33 (22,4 %) av hundene og 10 (11,8 %) av kattene. Forekomsten hos hunder og katter med og uten diaré var ikke signifikant forskjellig. Hos unge dyr kontra voksne, og hos hanndyr kontra hunndyr, fant en heller ingen signifikant forskjell i bærerfrekvens. Nitten stammer isolert fra hunder og 7 stammer fra katter ble underkastet biotyping og serotyping. 88,5 % ble klassifisert som C. jejuni biotype 1 og 2, 7,7 % som C. coli og 3,8 % som C. laridis. Tre stammer tilhørte serotyper som tidligere har vært isolert i forbindelse med human campylobacteriose i Norge.

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    Bjørn Gondrosen, Torunn Knævelsrud & Kari Dommarsnes

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Gondrosen, B., Knævelsrud, T. & Dommarsnes, K. Isolation of Thermophilic Campylobacters from Norwegian Dogs and Cats. Acta Vet Scand 26, 81–90 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03546566

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