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Title: New medium licensed for campylobacter

Author
item Stern, Norman

Submitted to: Feedstuffs
Publication Type: Popular Publication
Publication Acceptance Date: 11/6/2007
Publication Date: 10/22/2007
Citation: 2007. New medium licensed for campylobacter. Feedstuffs. Vol. 79(44).

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: A medium, “Campy-Cefex”, has been licensed by the ARS Office of Technology Transfer with Becton Dickinson (No. 1412-002) and Neogen (No. 1412-001) based on patent No. 5,891,709, “Campy-Cefex Selective and Differential Medium for Campylobacter” by Dr. Norman Stern of the Poultry Microbiological Safety Research Unit. The medium enables the isolation and enumeration of Campylobacter jejuni (and closely related organisms) from foods and animal feces. Monitoring of Campylobacters is of regulatory interest.