Prevalence of Campylobacter jejuni in poultry farm and slaughter house materials and study on their antibiotic resistance and virulence factor

V. Vinoth Kumar; N. Hema Shenbagam

Volume : IV, Issue : XII, December - 2015

Prevalence of Campylobacter jejuni in poultry farm and slaughter house materials and study on their antibiotic resistance and virulence factor

V. Vinoth Kumar, N. Hema Shenbagam

Abstract :

Campylobacter is the major cause of gastroenteritis in human. The main risk factor of infection is consumption of contaminated or cross–contaminated poultry meat and other related products. This study aims to determine the prevalence of Campylobacter jejuni from poultry farm and slaughter house materials and its resistance to various antibiotics along with the identification of virulence factors. In this study 19 (59.38%) samples of poultry farm materials were contaminated with Campylobacter jejuni especially fecus, dead bird�s liver and intestine had highest prevalence. In case of slaughter house, 22 (68.75%) samples were contaminated with Campylobacter jejuni. The highest incidence was observed in intestine and liver. Screening for virulence genes in the isolated Campylobacter showed that most of the isolates had the virB and cadF genes. In conclusion, the results of this study indicate that C. jejuni is very frequent in poultry farm and slaughter house materials in Namakkal town, suggesting possible risks of infection to people through consumption of contaminated poultry products or by direct contact with infected poultry