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Table 1 Campylobacter spp. prevalence and species distribution

From: Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in wild birds on Danish livestock farms

Origin of sample

Number of samples

Total number (%) positive

Number of C. jejuni (%)

Number of C. coli (%)

Number of other C. spp. (%)

Winter

Cattle farms

 Wild birds

268

36 (13.4)

22 (8.2)

13 (4.9)

1 (0.4)

 Cattle manure

81

36 (44.4)

32 (39.5)

2 (2.5)

2 (2.5)

Pig farms

 Wild birds

288

64 (22.2)

33 (11.5)

27 (9.4)

4 (1.4)

 Pig manure

81

72 (88.9)

0 (0.0)

69 (85.2)

3 (3.7)

Poultry farms

 Wild birds

150

16 (10.7)

10 (6.7)

6 (4.0)

0 (0.0)

 Poultry manure

8

1 (12.5)

1 (12.5)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Summer

Cattle farms

 Wild birds

253

38 (15.0)

36 (14.2)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.8)

 Cattle manure

83

55 (66.3)

54 (65.1)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.2)

Pig farms

 Wild birds

330

69 (20.9)

68 (20.6)

1 (0.3)

0 (0.0)

 Pig manure

83

54 (65.1)

4 (4.8)

50 (60.2)

0 (0.0)

Poultry farms

 Wild birds

318

73 (23.0)

70 (22.0)

1 (0.3)

2 (0.6)

 Poultry manure

50

45 (90.0)

41 (82.0)

4 (8.0)

0 (0.0)

  1. The number of samples tested for Campylobacter spp., the total number and percentage of positive samples, and the numbers of C. jejuni, C. coli and other Campylobacter spp. positive samples isolated in wild birds and in livestock manure on each farm type in winter and summer