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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1988 October; 54(10): 2365-2370

Colonization of gastrointestinal tracts of chicks by Campylobacter jejuni.

Department of Food Microbiology and Toxicology, University of Wisconsin-Madison 53706.

ABSTRACT

Bacterial enumeration and histologic examination of organs and tissues of 8-day-old chicks 7 days after peroral inoculation with Campylobacter jejuni revealed that the organism colonized primarily the lower gastrointestinal tract. The principal sites of localization were the ceca, large intestine, and cloaca, where densely packed cells of C. jejuni were observed in mucus within crypts. Examination of C. jejuni-colonized crypts by transmission electron microscopy revealed that the campylobacters freely pervaded the lumina of crypts without attachment to crypt microvilli. Understanding the mechanism of colonization may lead to approaches that will reduce the incidence of C. jejuni carriage by poultry.

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