Occurrence of Campylobacter jejuni in vegetables

Int J Food Microbiol. 2001 Jul 20;67(1-2):153-5. doi: 10.1016/s0168-1605(01)00433-0.

Abstract

In order to understand the importance of vegetables in the transmission of thermophilic Campylobacter, 56 samples of different vegetables were screened. Out of these, 2 samples (1 spinach and 1 fenugreek) revealed the presence of Campylobacter jejuni biotype I. Both the isolates were enteropathogenic in rat ileal loop test.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Campylobacter jejuni / isolation & purification*
  • Campylobacter jejuni / pathogenicity
  • Disease Reservoirs
  • Enteritis / epidemiology
  • Enteritis / etiology
  • Enteritis / microbiology
  • Food Microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Ileum / microbiology*
  • Rats
  • Vegetables / microbiology*
  • Zoonoses