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Culture-Based Standard Methods for the Isolation of Campylobacter spp. in Food and Water Cover

Culture-Based Standard Methods for the Isolation of Campylobacter spp. in Food and Water

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|Dec 2024

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Fig. 1.

General flow chart showing the phases and the time required for the routine detection and identification/confirmation of Campylobacter spp. in food, water, and feces.
General flow chart showing the phases and the time required for the routine detection and identification/confirmation of Campylobacter spp. in food, water, and feces.

Fig. 2.

US FDA-BAM procedure for the isolation of Campylobacter spp. from most of the food samples (e.g., vegetables/raw meat). Selective agar recommended for isolation: modified charcoal cefoperazone deoxycholate agar (mCCDA) or Abeyta-Hunt-Bark agar, microaerobic conditions (N2: 85%, CO2: 10%, and O2: 5%).
US FDA-BAM procedure for the isolation of Campylobacter spp. from most of the food samples (e.g., vegetables/raw meat). Selective agar recommended for isolation: modified charcoal cefoperazone deoxycholate agar (mCCDA) or Abeyta-Hunt-Bark agar, microaerobic conditions (N2: 85%, CO2: 10%, and O2: 5%).

Fig. 3.

US FDA-BAM procedure for the isolation of Campylobacter spp. from drinking water. Selective agar recommended for isolation: modified charcoal cefoperazone deoxycholate agar (mCCDA) or Abeyta-Hunt-Bark agar, microaerobic conditions (N2: 85%, CO2: 10%, and O2: 5%).
US FDA-BAM procedure for the isolation of Campylobacter spp. from drinking water. Selective agar recommended for isolation: modified charcoal cefoperazone deoxycholate agar (mCCDA) or Abeyta-Hunt-Bark agar, microaerobic conditions (N2: 85%, CO2: 10%, and O2: 5%).

Fig. 4.

US FDA-BAM procedure for the isolation of Campylobacter spp. from milk. Selective agar recommended for isolation: modified charcoal cefoperazone deoxycholate agar (mCCDA) or Abeyta-Hunt-Bark agar, microaerobic conditions (N2: 85%, CO2: 10%, and O2: 5%).
US FDA-BAM procedure for the isolation of Campylobacter spp. from milk. Selective agar recommended for isolation: modified charcoal cefoperazone deoxycholate agar (mCCDA) or Abeyta-Hunt-Bark agar, microaerobic conditions (N2: 85%, CO2: 10%, and O2: 5%).

Fig. 5.

US FDA-BAM procedure for the isolation of Campylobacter spp. from cheese. Selective agar recommended for isolation: modified charcoal cefoperazone deoxycholate agar (mCCDA) or Abeyta-Hunt-Bark agar, microaerobic conditions (N2: 85%, CO2: 10%, and O2: 5%).
US FDA-BAM procedure for the isolation of Campylobacter spp. from cheese. Selective agar recommended for isolation: modified charcoal cefoperazone deoxycholate agar (mCCDA) or Abeyta-Hunt-Bark agar, microaerobic conditions (N2: 85%, CO2: 10%, and O2: 5%).

Fig. 6

US FDA-BAM procedure for the isolation of Campylobacter spp. from shellfish. Selective agar recommended for isolation: modified charcoal cefoperazone deoxycholate agar (mCCDA) or Abeyta-Hunt-Bark agar, microaerobic conditions (N2: 85%, CO2: 10%, and O2: 5%).
US FDA-BAM procedure for the isolation of Campylobacter spp. from shellfish. Selective agar recommended for isolation: modified charcoal cefoperazone deoxycholate agar (mCCDA) or Abeyta-Hunt-Bark agar, microaerobic conditions (N2: 85%, CO2: 10%, and O2: 5%).

Fig. 7.

ISO procedure A for the isolation of Campylobacter spp. from samples with low number of Campylobacter and low number of background bacteria (e.g., cooked/frozen food), microaerobic conditions (N2: 85%, CO2: 10%, and O2: 5%).ISO procedure B for the isolation of Campylobacter spp. from samples with a low number of Campylobacter versus a high number of background bacteria (e.g., milk/raw meat), microaerobic conditions (N2: 85%, CO2: 10%, and O2: 5%). ISO procedure B for the isolation of Campylobacter spp. from samples with a low number of Campylobacter versus a high number of background bacteria (e.g., milk/raw meat), microaerobic conditions (N2: 85%, CO2: 10%, and O2: 5%).
ISO procedure A for the isolation of Campylobacter spp. from samples with low number of Campylobacter and low number of background bacteria (e.g., cooked/frozen food), microaerobic conditions (N2: 85%, CO2: 10%, and O2: 5%).ISO procedure B for the isolation of Campylobacter spp. from samples with a low number of Campylobacter versus a high number of background bacteria (e.g., milk/raw meat), microaerobic conditions (N2: 85%, CO2: 10%, and O2: 5%). ISO procedure B for the isolation of Campylobacter spp. from samples with a low number of Campylobacter versus a high number of background bacteria (e.g., milk/raw meat), microaerobic conditions (N2: 85%, CO2: 10%, and O2: 5%).

Fig. 9.

ISO procedure C for the isolation of Campylobacter spp. from samples with high number of Campylobacter (e.g., fecal/raw meat), microaerobic conditions (N2: 85%, CO2: 10%, and O2: 5%).
ISO procedure C for the isolation of Campylobacter spp. from samples with high number of Campylobacter (e.g., fecal/raw meat), microaerobic conditions (N2: 85%, CO2: 10%, and O2: 5%).

Fig. 10.

ISO procedure for the colony count of Campylobacter spp. in all food samples, microaerobic conditions (N2: 85%, CO2: 10%, and O2: 5%).
ISO procedure for the colony count of Campylobacter spp. in all food samples, microaerobic conditions (N2: 85%, CO2: 10%, and O2: 5%).

Fig. 11.

Public Health England procedure for the isolation of Campylobacter spp. from all types of food and milk, microaerobic conditions (N2: 85%, CO2: 10%, and O2: 5%).
Public Health England procedure for the isolation of Campylobacter spp. from all types of food and milk, microaerobic conditions (N2: 85%, CO2: 10%, and O2: 5%).

Formulation of selective broth and plating media for the isolation of Campylobacter spp_ (concentration in mg per liter, unless otherwise stated)_

MediaBasal mediumAntioxygen systemCephalosporinTrimethoprimePolymyxin B/colistin (C)RifampicinNovobiocinVancomycin5-Fluorouracil or Na-deoxycholate (D)BactiracinAntifungals
Broth media
BoltonA5% LH, 0.1 g HE, 0.5 g P, 0.5 g B20 czone202050 CY
PrestonNB5% LH/FPB10500010100 CY
ExterNB5% LH, 0.5 F, 0.2 B, 0.2 P15 czone104 g (C)1010
Rosef and KapperudNB5250010
Doyle and RomanBB7% LH5200001550 CY
Agar media
SkirrowBAB7% LH5250010
Campy-BAPBA10% S15 cthin52500102 AM
ButzlerTB10% S15 cthin10000 (C) 5 2500050 CY
CCDNB4 g C, 0.25 F, 0.25 P10 czolin1000 (D)
mCCDNB4 g C, 0.25 F, 0.25 P32 czone1000 (D)10 AM
KarmaliCA4 g C, 0.32 g HT, 0.1 P32 czone20

Summary of Campylobacter spp_ isolation procedure set by FDA, ISO, and PHE_

OrganizationSample typePreenrichmentEnrichmentSelective platingReference
FDAAll sample typesBolton brothBoltonmCCDA and/or Abeyta-Hunt-Bark agarFDA 2001
ISOSamples with low campylobacters versus low background bacteriaBolton brothBolton brothmCCDA + other media of choiceISO 2017
ISOSamples with low campylobacters versus high background bacteriaNot requiredPreston brothmCCDA + other media of choiceISO 2017
ISOSamples with high campylobactersNot requiredNot requiredmCCDAISO 2017
ISOAll samples (colony count)Not requiredNot requiredmCCDAISO 2017
PHEAll food samplesBolton brothBolton brothmCCDAPHE 2014

Campylobacter species and features that differentiate them_

SpeciesOxidaseCatalaseGrowth atHippurate hydrolysisAerobic growthNitrate reductionH2SSensitive toTSIGrowth 1% glycine
25°C37°C42°CCephalothinNA
Campylobacter jejuni+++++++RS+
Campylobacter coli++++++RS+
Campylobacter fetus++++(V)+VSR+
Campylobacter upsaliensis+−/W+V+USS
Campylobacter cinaedi++++SS+
Campylobacter lari++++++RR+
Campylobacter fennellia+++SS+
Campylobacter hyointenstinalis++V+V++SS+
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33073/pjm-2024-046 | Journal eISSN: 2544-4646 | Journal ISSN: 1733-1331
Language: English
Page range: 433 - 454
Submitted on: Sep 13, 2024
Accepted on: Nov 11, 2024
Published on: Dec 13, 2024
Published by: Polish Society of Microbiologists
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2024 Leena A. Neyaz, Sara H. Arafa, Fatimah S. Alsulami, Hayat Ashi, Khaled Elbanna, Hussein H. Abulreesh, published by Polish Society of Microbiologists
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