Occurrence of Campylobacter Jejuni/Coli in Poultry Farms in Osogbo Metropolis
O C Adekunle and O Nureni
Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Osogbo, Nigeria.
Abstract—This study was conducted to establish Campylobacter infection among animals in Osogbo. 200 chicken rectal swabs were collected from ten different poultry farms in Osogbo metropolis. The isolates were also subjected to the antimicrobial sensitivity testing. Twenty (10%) of the samples were positive for Campylobacter. Sixteen (80%) were found to be Campylobacter jejuni and 4(20%) to be Campylobacter coli . All the isolates exhibited varying degree of sensivity to the antimicrobial agents with ciprofloxacin (90%) appeared to be the most potent and cotrimozale not effective.
Index Terms—Campylobacter, Chickens, Antibiotics.
Cite: O C Adekunle and O Nureni, "Occurrence of Campylobacter Jejuni/Coli in Poultry Farms in Osogbo Metropolis," International Journal of Pharma Medicine and Biological Sciences, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 37-42, October 2012.