thermotolerant Campylobacter Calling (Classical Method)

Termotolerant Campylobacter Search (Classical Method)
Termotolerant Campylobacter Search (Classical Method)

The prevalence of Campylobacter bacteria in the world has been increasing in recent years. Especially in developed countries, campylobacter infections are more common than infections caused by salmonella and shigella bacteria. According to the researches, the percentage of 90 in gastrointestinal infections caused by campylobacter species in developed countries is due to thermotolerant (thermophilic) campylobacter bacteria.

Since intestinal temperatures are generally around 42 degrees and are a very suitable breeding environment, these bacteria are most commonly found in poultry.

The meats of healthy animals are always considered sterile. However, these meats are exposed to contamination during slaughter and subsequent processing and during transport and storage. Unlike other bacterial species that cause food infection, thermotolerant campylobacter can cause disease even if bacteria are found in very low populations.

In chicken meat, the upper limit for these bacteria is determined as 100 thousand. However, 500 live bacteria is enough to cause infection in humans. Therefore, chicken meat is shown as the main source of infection. In addition, raw milk and non-chlorinated water are among the sources of contamination.

Annual consumption of chicken meat per capita in our country is increasing and therefore consumption of chicken meat and poultry products plays an important role in bacterial infection in humans. For this reason, it is important to search for thermotolerant campylobacter especially in poultry farms. In advanced laboratories, thermotolerant campylobacter is searched by classical methods as well as advanced methods within the framework of microbiological analyzes. These studies are based on standards published by national and international organizations. One of the standards applied is:

·         TS EN ISO 10272-1 Microbiology of food and animal nutrition - Campylobacter spp. method for the counting and determination of DNA - Part 1: Determination method