A Rapid Culture Method for the Detection of Campylobacter from Water Environments
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sample Collection
2.2. Isolation of Campylobacters from Poorly Filterable Water Samples by the Standard Cultivation Method
2.3. Novel Cultivation Method for Campylobacters from Poorly Filterable Water Samples
2.4. Campylobacter Species Identification
2.5. Campylobacter Cell Numbers
2.6. Campylobacter Viability
2.7. Campylobacter Morphology
2.8. Campylobacter Motility
2.9. Evaluation of Selectivity of the Novel Culture-Based Method
2.10. Measurement of Diagnostic Accuracy of the Two Methods
3. Results
3.1. Detection of Campylobacter in Poorly Filterable Water Samples
3.2. Comparison of Effectiveness between Standard and Modified Methods
3.3. Evaluation of the Novel Method
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Strakova, N.; Korena, K.; Gelbicova, T.; Kulich, P.; Karpiskova, R. A Rapid Culture Method for the Detection of Campylobacter from Water Environments. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 6098. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18116098
Strakova N, Korena K, Gelbicova T, Kulich P, Karpiskova R. A Rapid Culture Method for the Detection of Campylobacter from Water Environments. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(11):6098. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18116098
Chicago/Turabian StyleStrakova, Nicol, Kristyna Korena, Tereza Gelbicova, Pavel Kulich, and Renata Karpiskova. 2021. "A Rapid Culture Method for the Detection of Campylobacter from Water Environments" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 11: 6098. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18116098