Prevalence and genetic diversity of Campylobacter spp. in the production chain of broiler chickens in Lebanon and its association with the intestinal protozoan Blastocystis sp
Greige S, Rivoal K, Osman M, Safadi D, Dabboussi F, Hage R, Viscogliosi E, Hamze M, Chemaly M. Prevalence and genetic diversity of Campylobacter spp. in the production chain of broiler chickens in Lebanon and its association with the intestinal protozoan Blastocystis sp. Poultry Science 2019, 98: 5883-5891. PMID: 31134283, DOI: 10.3382/ps/pez286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh prevalenceCampylobacter sppBlastocystis spBroiler chickensC. coliC. jejuniBurden of campylobacteriosisC. jejuni isolatesPublic health impactHuman clinical casesPrevalence of CampylobacterSignificant associationJejuni isolatesSlaughterhouse workersClinical casesPrevalenceHuman campylobacteriosisCecumHuman gastroenteritisCampylobacter jejuniCampylobacter speciesCommon foodborne pathogensHealth impactsRecent dataTyping methodsMolecular epidemiology of Campylobacter isolates from broiler slaughterhouses in Tripoli, North of Lebanon
Rafei R, Kassaa I, Osman M, Dabboussi F, Hamze M. Molecular epidemiology of Campylobacter isolates from broiler slaughterhouses in Tripoli, North of Lebanon. British Poultry Science 2019, 60: 675-682. PMID: 31321996, DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2019.1645945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbattoirsAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsCampylobacterCampylobacter InfectionsCecumChickensDrug Resistance, BacterialElectrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-FieldFlagellinFoodborne DiseasesGenetic VariationHumansLebanonPolymerase Chain ReactionPolymorphism, Restriction Fragment LengthPoultry DiseasesPrevalenceSpectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-IonizationConceptsAntibiotic resistance profilesErtapenem resistanceMolecular epidemiologyReal burdenResistance profilesAntibiotic resistanceRestriction fragment length polymorphismNorth of LebanonFragment length polymorphismEpidemiologyField gel electrophoresisCampylobacterLength polymorphismBroiler slaughterhousesBroilersIsolatesSlaughterhouseGentamicinAmoxicillinErythromycin