Investigation of Helicobacter pullorum Occurence in Chicken in the Marmara Region of Turkey

• DOI: 10.16988/iuvfd.13762
• Publication Date: 2012-11-15
• Authors: Beren Başaran Kah...; Seyyal Ak
• Keywords: Helicobacter

The present study was to investigate the incidence of Helicobacter pullorum in caecum and colon 96 broiler chickens. A l samples were obtained from different commercial slaughtering facilities Marmara region Turkey. presence H. assessed by conventional culture method specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. not isolated any samples. In contrast, DNA detected PCR 55.21% (53/96) Also, it indicated that commonly infected than colon. results showed is Further studies are needed identify risk factors for human health