Table 1 Distribution of Arcobacter species identified at the result of m-PCR performed in cloacal swab and feces samples of domestic poultry and wild birds
Avian species | Sample type | Number of sample | Number of samples isolated Arcobacter spp. | Number of isolated Arcobacter spp. | m-PCR positive (n, %) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. cryaerophilus | A. butzleri | A. skirrowii | A. cibarius | |||||
Goose | Cloacal swab | `327 | 53 | 57 | 25 (43.85%) | 13 (22.81%) | 17 (29.82%) | 2 (3.51%) |
Feces | 105 | 13 | 13 | 11 (78.57%) | 1 (7.14%) | 1 (7.14%) | 0 (0%) | |
Duck | Cloacal swab | 123 | 43 | 44 | 5 (11.36%) | 36 (81.82%) | 3 (6.82%) | 0 (0%) |
Chicken | Cloacal swab | 358 | 11 | 13 | 4 (30.77%) | 6 (46.15%) | 3 (23.08%) | 0 (0%) |
Feces | 52 | 5 | 5 | 5 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
Turkey | Cloacal swab | 131 | 9 | 9 | 9 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Feces | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
Quail | Cloacal swab | 150 | 5 | 5 | 5 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Crow | Cloacal swab | 107 | 13 | 13 | 1 (7.69%) | 12 (92.31%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Wild pigeon | Cloacal swab | 167 | 11 | 11 | 1 (9.09%) | 10 (90.91%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Owl | Feces | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |