Harada K, Ozawa M, Ishihara K, Koike R, Asai T, Ishikawa H. Prevalence of antimicrobial resistance among serotypes of Campylobacter jejuni isolates from cattle and poultry in Japan.
Microbiol Immunol 2009;
53:107-11. [PMID:
19291094 DOI:
10.1111/j.1348-0421.2008.00092.x]
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Abstract
Penner serotypes of C. jejuni in a total of 601 isolates from apparently healthy cattle, layer and broiler chickens in Japan were examined between 2001 and 2006. Predominant serotypes were B (O: 2, 19.1%), D (O: 4, 13.5%), Y (O: 37, 7.3%) and G (O: 8, 5.8%), whereas the remaining serotypes made up less than 5% of the total isolates. The frequency of ampicillin resistance in serotype G (65.6%) was significantly higher than in serotypes D (12.5%), B (11.2%), and Y (0%). Our results suggest that serotype is one factor contributing to the prevalence of ampicillin resistance in C. jejuni isolates.
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