Survival and Control of Campylobacter in Poultry Production Environment

Campylobacter species are Gram-negative, motile, and non–spore-forming bacteria with a unique helical shape that changes to filamentous or coccoid as an adaptive response to environmental stresses. The relatively small genome (1.6 Mbp) of Campylobacter with unique cellular and molecular physiology i...

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Main Authors: Mohammed J. Hakeem, Xiaonan Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2020.615049/full
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Mohammed J. Hakeem
Xiaonan Lu
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description Campylobacter species are Gram-negative, motile, and non–spore-forming bacteria with a unique helical shape that changes to filamentous or coccoid as an adaptive response to environmental stresses. The relatively small genome (1.6 Mbp) of Campylobacter with unique cellular and molecular physiology is only understood to a limited extent. The overall strict requirement of this fastidious microorganism to be either isolated or cultivated in the laboratory settings make itself to appear as a weak survivor and/or an easy target to be inactivated in the surrounding environment of poultry farms, such as soil, water source, dust, surfaces and air. The survival of this obligate microaerobic bacterium from poultry farms to slaughterhouses and the final poultry products indicates that Campylobacter has several adaptive responses and/or environmental niches throughout the poultry production chain. Many of these adaptive responses remain puzzles. No single control method is yet known to fully address Campylobacter contamination in the poultry industry and new intervention strategies are required. The aim of this review article is to discuss the transmission, survival, and adaptation of Campylobacter species in the poultry production environments. Some approved and novel control methods against Campylobacter species throughout the poultry production chain will also be discussed.
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spelling doaj.art-da8f05f5c58243ed8019c7a04d0e7fbb2022-12-21T22:01:31ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology2235-29882021-01-011010.3389/fcimb.2020.615049615049Survival and Control of Campylobacter in Poultry Production EnvironmentMohammed J. Hakeem0Mohammed J. Hakeem1Xiaonan Lu2Xiaonan Lu3Food, Nutrition and Health Program, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CanadaDepartment of Food Science and Human Nutrition, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaFood, Nutrition and Health Program, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CanadaDepartment of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill University, Ste Anne de Bellevue, QC, CanadaCampylobacter species are Gram-negative, motile, and non–spore-forming bacteria with a unique helical shape that changes to filamentous or coccoid as an adaptive response to environmental stresses. The relatively small genome (1.6 Mbp) of Campylobacter with unique cellular and molecular physiology is only understood to a limited extent. The overall strict requirement of this fastidious microorganism to be either isolated or cultivated in the laboratory settings make itself to appear as a weak survivor and/or an easy target to be inactivated in the surrounding environment of poultry farms, such as soil, water source, dust, surfaces and air. The survival of this obligate microaerobic bacterium from poultry farms to slaughterhouses and the final poultry products indicates that Campylobacter has several adaptive responses and/or environmental niches throughout the poultry production chain. Many of these adaptive responses remain puzzles. No single control method is yet known to fully address Campylobacter contamination in the poultry industry and new intervention strategies are required. The aim of this review article is to discuss the transmission, survival, and adaptation of Campylobacter species in the poultry production environments. Some approved and novel control methods against Campylobacter species throughout the poultry production chain will also be discussed.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2020.615049/fullCampylobactersurvivalcontrolpoultry-processing plantspoultry farms
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Survival and Control of Campylobacter in Poultry Production Environment
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Campylobacter
survival
control
poultry-processing plants
poultry farms
title Survival and Control of Campylobacter in Poultry Production Environment
title_full Survival and Control of Campylobacter in Poultry Production Environment
title_fullStr Survival and Control of Campylobacter in Poultry Production Environment
title_full_unstemmed Survival and Control of Campylobacter in Poultry Production Environment
title_short Survival and Control of Campylobacter in Poultry Production Environment
title_sort survival and control of campylobacter in poultry production environment
topic Campylobacter
survival
control
poultry-processing plants
poultry farms
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