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Asian Journal of Dairy and Food Research, volume 31 issue 1 (march 2012) : 20 - 24

SEASONALITY OF CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI ISOLATED FROM RAW MILK

A. Elango1, B. Dhanalakshmi, T.R. Pugazhenthi, V. Jayalalitha, G. Rajarajan1, G. Kumaresan1, C. Naresh Kumar2, K.A. Doraisamy2
1Dept. of Dairy Science, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai-600 007, India

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Cite article:- Elango1 A., Dhanalakshmi B., Pugazhenthi T.R., Jayalalitha V., Rajarajan1 G., Kumaresan1 G., Kumar2 Naresh C., Doraisamy2 K.A. (2024). SEASONALITY OF CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI ISOLATED FROM RAW MILK. Asian Journal of Dairy and Food Research. 31(1): 20 - 24. doi: .

ABSTRACT

This study was contemplated to investigate the season wise prevalence of Campylobacter jejuni from a total of 3099 raw milk samples collected aseptically from different local vendors, retail outlets and hotels from various zones of Chennai. A total of 42 C.jejuni isolates were obtained with a prevalence level of 1.36%. Seasonal variation in the prevalence of C. jejuni in milk is observed, with a peak in hot weather season (57.1%) followed by south west monsoon season (26.2%) and lowest in cold weather season (4.8%). On statistical analysis, Chi-Square test indicated that the prevalence of C.jejuni was correlated with season i.e. highly significant (P

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