Zoonotic species of the genus Arcobacter in poultry from different regions of Costa Rica

• Published in: Journal of food protection Vol. 78; no. 4; pp. 808 - 811
• Main Authors: Bogantes, Esteban Valverde, Fallas-Padilla, Karolina L, Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Carlos E, Jaramillo, Heriberto Fernández, Echandi, María Laura Arias
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Limited 01.04.2015
• Subjects: Animals; Aquatic birds; Arcobacter; Arcobacter - classification; Arcobacter - isolation & purification; Campylobacter; Chickens - microbiology; Costa Rica; Ducks - microbiology; Feces - microbiology; Female; Food contamination & poisoning; Food Microbiology; Food safety; Food science; Geese - microbiology; Gram-negative bacteria; Meat processing; Meat products; Meat quality; Membrane filters; Pathogens; Poultry; Poultry - microbiology; Public health; Zoonoses; Zoonoses - microbiology; Costa Rica
• ISSN: 0362-028X; 1944-9097
• DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-14-494

In recent years, emerging pathogens have received special attention due to their consequences for public health. Given that Arcobacter has been isolated in Costa Rica from commercial meat poultry samples, the aim of this research was to determine its isolation frequency from laying hens, broilers, ducks, and geese and to compare two types of samples, namely, cloacal swabs and stool collection. Arcobacter was isolated from 22 (11%) of the 200 samples examined. Fifteen (55%), eight (30%), and four (15%) of the isolated strains were identified as A. butzleri, A. cryareophilus, and Arcobacter spp., respectively. Also, there is a statistically significant difference among the isolation frequencies of Arcobacter for the types of samples evaluated, yielding more isolates from stool samples than from cloacal swab collection. This work describes the distribution of Arcobacter in farm animals as potential sources for its spread from animal-derived products.