Isolation and Characterization of Campylobacter jejuni subsp. jejuni from Macaroni Penguins ( Eudyptes chrysolophus ) in the Subantarctic Region

• Published in: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
• Main Authors: Broman, T., Bergström, S., On, S. L. W., Palmgren, H., McCafferty, D. J., Sellin, M., Olsen, B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Society for Microbiology 2000
• Subjects: Ecology; Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology; Food Science; Biotechnology; Bird Island; Eudyptes chrysolophus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.66.1.449-452.2000; https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/AEM.66.1.449-452.2000

ABSTRACT On Bird Island, South Georgia, albatrosses ( n = 140), penguins ( n = 100), and fur seals ( n = 206) were sampled for Campylobacter jejuni. C. jejuni subsp. jejuni was recovered from three macaroni penguins ( Eudyptes chrysolophus ). These isolates, the first reported for the subantarctic region, showed low genetic diversity and high similarity to Northern Hemisphere C. jejuni isolates, possibly suggesting recent introduction to the area.