Comparison of atmospheres of incubation for primary isolation of Campylobacter fetus subsp. jejuni from animal specimens: 5% oxygen versus candle jar.
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Luechtefeld, N W
RESUMO
An atmosphere with reduced oxygen tension is required for the primary isolation of Campylobacter fetus subsp. jejuni. Therefore, we compared use of the conventional atmosphere of 5% oxygen and 8% carbon dioxide with use of a candle jar (17% oxygen and 3% carbon dioxide) for primary isolation of C. fetus subsp. jejuni from 263 positive canine, cattle, and turkey fecal or cecal specimens. At an incubation temperature of 42 degrees C, the atmosphere with 5% oxygen resulted in more Campylobacter colonies per plate (P less than 0.005) and consistently larger Campylobacter colonies (P less than 0.005) than did the candle jar, whereas the growth of interfering flora was similar. Overall, 96% of the 263 specimens were positive for C. fetus subsp. jejuni with 5% oxygen, and 90% were positive with the candle jar (P less than 0.02). More striking differences in isolation rates were seen when both the temperature and the atmosphere were varied: 5% oxygen at 42 degrees C enabled recovery of 93% of the isolates from 70 positive specimens, versus 46% recovery with the candle jar at 37 degrees C. Results with 5% oxygen at 37 degrees C were intermediate. The addition of FBP supplement (0.25% each of ferrous sulfate, sodium metabisulfite, and sodium pyruvate) to Campy-BAP selective medium made no improvement over unsupplemented medium at 42 degrees C (whether in 5% oxygen or in the candle jar), but there was significant improvement over unsupplemented medium when both media were incubated at 37 degrees in the candle jar.
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