Isolation and characterization of Campylobacter jejuni subsp. jejuni from macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) in the subantarctic region

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2000 Jan;66(1):449-52. doi: 10.1128/AEM.66.1.449-452.2000.

Abstract

On Bird Island, South Georgia, albatrosses (n = 140), penguins (n = 100), and fur seals (n = 206) were sampled for Campylobacter jejuni. C. jejuni subsp. jejuni was recovered from three macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus). These isolates, the first reported for the subantarctic region, showed low genetic diversity and high similarity to Northern Hemisphere C. jejuni isolates, possibly suggesting recent introduction to the area.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antarctic Regions
  • Bacterial Typing Techniques
  • Bird Diseases / epidemiology
  • Bird Diseases / microbiology*
  • Birds / microbiology*
  • Campylobacter Infections / epidemiology
  • Campylobacter Infections / microbiology
  • Campylobacter Infections / veterinary*
  • Campylobacter jejuni / classification*
  • Campylobacter jejuni / genetics
  • Campylobacter jejuni / isolation & purification*
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
  • Feces / microbiology
  • Flagellin / genetics
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Seals, Earless / microbiology
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
  • Flagellin
  • flaA protein, bacteria