Occurrence of Campylobacter jejuni in dog faeces from the streets of a Southern Chilean city

Abstract

SUMMARYDog faeces collected from the streets of a southern Chilean city were cultured on selective media for thermophilic Campylobacters. Campylobacter jejuni (bio¬ type 1) was isolated from 53 (35.3%) of 150 samples. The use of an enrichment medium enhanced in 20.8% the isolation rate of this bacteria.