Acta Veterinaria Eurasia
Research Article

Investigation of Helicobacterpullorum Occurence Al in Chicken in the Marmara Region of Turkey

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Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul University, 34320, Avcılar, Istanbul, Turkey

Acta Vet Eurasia 2013; 39: 63-66
Read: 846 Downloads: 648 Published: 24 December 2019

The present study was to investigate the incidence of Helicobacter pullorum in caecum and colon of 96 broiler chickens. All samples were obtained from different commercial broiler slaughtering facilities in Marmara region of Turkey. The presence of H. pullorum was assessed by conventional culture method and specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. H. pullorum were not isolated from any of the samples. In contrast, H. pullorum DNA was detected by PCR in 55.21% (53/96) of the samples. Also, it was indicated that caecum was commonly infected than colon. The results showed that H. pullorum is present in Marmara region of Turkey. Further studies are needed to identify the risk factors for the presence of H. pullorum for human health.

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