Prevalence of Thermotolerant Campylobacter in Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus)

Ludovico Dipineto (1) , Antonio Gargiulo (1) , Luigi Maria de Luca Bossa (1) , Laura Rinaldi (1) , Luca Borrelli (1) , Lucia Francesca Menna (1) , Alessandro Fioretti (1)

1 Dipartimento di Patologia e Sanità Animale

This study was undertaken with the aim to evaluate the prevalence of thermotolerant Campylobacter spp. in living pheasants in Italy. To achieve this goal, a total of 240 living pheasants, equally shared between female and male birds, were examined. Thermotolerant Campylobacter spp. was isolated in 104 out of 204 (43.3%) living pheasants analysed. C. coli (100%) and C. jejuni (13.5%) were identified by PCR. Adult pheasants showed a significantly higher prevalence value (P < 0.05) than younger pheasants.

Mots clés: Life Sciences

Ludovico Dipineto, Antonio Gargiulo, Luigi Maria de Luca Bossa, Laura Rinaldi, Luca Borrelli, et al.. Prevalence of Thermotolerant Campylobacter in Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus). Avian Pathology, 2008, 37 (05), pp.507-508. ⟨10.1080/03079450802356987⟩. ⟨hal-00540131⟩