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A Longitudinal Study on Thermophilic Campylobacter spp. in Commercial Turkey Flocks in Northern Italy: Occurrence and Genetic Diversity

Important Findings Poultry are recognized as a main reservoir of thermophilic campylobacters, but few studies have been carried out on commercial meat turkeys. This study was aimed at assessing the occurrence of thermophilic Campylobacter spp., their genetic diversity, and the trend of the infection during the whole production cycle of three turkey flocks from different farms in Northern Italy. The findings suggest that Italian commercial turkeys might be widely colonized by different genotypes of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli and also suggest that differences in the distribution and epidemiologic dynamics of these microorganisms might occur among flocks.