Detection of Campylobacter spp. in chilled and frozen broiler carcasses comparing immunoassay, PCR and real time PCR methods

  • Reis L
  • Menezes L
  • Lima G
  • et al.
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ABSTRACT: In order to detect and identify Campylobacter spp. in broiler chicken carcasses, and to compare detection methods, 43 chilled and 43 frozen carcasses were collected and analyzed. Three methodologies were evaluated: an automated Enzyme Linked Fluorescent Assay (ELFA) VIDAS®30, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and real-time PCR. Only four chilled carcasses (4.6%) were considered positive for Campylobacter spp. by VIDAS®30 and no sample was positive when the conventional PCR technique was used. However, real-time PCR showed a higher incidence of contamination by Campylobacter spp. in broiler carcasses, with 45 (52.3%) positive samples. C. jejuni was the species most frequently reported in the samples (88.8%). No differences in the frequencies of Campylobacter spp. were observed between the chilled and frozen broiler carcasses. In conclusion, real-time PCR was the most sensitive method for the detection of Campylobacter spp. in chilled or frozen broiler carcasses, which were mainly contaminated by C. jejuni.RESUMO: Com o objetivo de detectar e identificar Campylobacter spp. em carcaças de frango de corte utilizando três metodologias distintas - ensaio imunoenzimático VIDAS®30, Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase (PCR) e PCR em tempo real - foram coletadas e analisadas 43 carcaças de frango resfriadas e 43 congeladas. Quatro carcaças refrigeradas (4,6%) foram consideradas positivas para Campylobacter spp. pelo VIDAS®30 e nenhuma amostra positiva foi identificada quando utilizada a técnica de PCR. Porém, ao analisar as carcaças pela metodologia da PCR em tempo real, foi observada uma maior incidência de Campylobacter spp., com 45 amostras (52,3%) positivas, sendo que Campylobacter jejuni foi a espécie mais frequentemente encontrada nas amostras (88,8%). Não foi observada diferença na frequência do micro-organismo entre carcaças de frangos resfriadas e congeladas. Concluiu-se que a técnica de PCR em tempo real apresentou maior sensibilidade na detecção de Campylobacter spp. em carcaças de frangos de corte e que foi encontrada elevada presença de carcaças contaminadas, especialmente por C. jejuni.

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Reis, L. P., Menezes, L. D. M., Lima, G. K., Santos, E. L. de S., Dorneles, E. M. S., Assis, D. C. S. de, … Figueiredo, T. C. de. (2018). Detection of Campylobacter spp. in chilled and frozen broiler carcasses comparing immunoassay, PCR and real time PCR methods. Ciência Rural, 48(2). https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-8478cr20161034

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