FOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS MONOGRAPH NUMBER 3 CAMPYLOBACTER
D. E. POST Technical Support Department
Electron micrograph of Campylobacter showing the charactertstic spiral shape. Note the single polar flagellum at one, or both, ends of the cell (arrowed). Coccoid forms are also present. Photograph kindly supplied by Professor Diane Newell, Central Veterinary Laboratory, Weybtidge, U.K.
Index Introduction
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Campy-Cefex agar
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The Occurrence of Campylobacter in Foods
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Table 9- The selective agents employed in some Campylobacter plating media
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Identification of Campylobacter species
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Table 10 - Differentiation of thermophilic Campylobacter species
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Microaerobic incubation
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Campylobacter Growth Supplement (FBP)
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Campylobacter Gas Generating Kits
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CampyGen
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Bibliography
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Table 1 -Culture media specified by some National Bodies for detection of Campylobacter species in foods 5 Table 2 - General procedure of the FDA BAM method for detection of Campylobacter spp. in foods
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Table 3- Selective agents used in Bacteriological Analytical Manual methods for testing foods, environmental samples and dairy products (1992) 7 Table 4 -Australian Standard Method for detection of Campylobacter spp. in foods
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Table 5 - AFNOR: General Guidance for Detection of Thermotolerant Campylobacter. Norme Fran
