Transport media for Campylobacter fetus venerealis

Authors: de Lisle GW, Stephens DJ, Bird MME
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 30, Issue 3, pp 31-32, Mar 1982
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Cattle, Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant
Subject Terms: Bacterial, Zoonosis, Infectious disease, Diagnostic procedures, Reproduction, Disease/defect, Venereal disease, Public health
Article class: Correspondence

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Abstract: Cultural confirmation of venereal campylobacteriosis in cattle can only be achieved if samples are cultured on the day of collection or a suitable transport medium is used. Clark et al. have developed a selective enrichment medium for Campylobacter fetus venerealis which is also an effective transport medium. However, this transport medium is very cumbersome to prepare in that it requires a special gas mixture and large quantities of fresh bovine serum. This letter reports on the evaluation of Clark`s, cooked meat medium with antibiotics (CMMA), Weybridge, modified EMJH, Stuart`s (Oxford) and Cairy Blair (Oxoid) media, as transport media for C. fetus venerealis…

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