Table 1 Comparison of identification of Campylobacter species by PCR with that obtained phenotypically
Municipalities | Type of samples n (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Local chicken thighs | Imported chicken thighs | |||||||
Phenotypic identification | Identification by PCR | Phenotypic identification | Identification by PCR | |||||
C. jejuni | C. coli | C. jejuni | C. coli | C. jejuni | C. coli | C. jejuni | C. coli | |
Abomey-Calavi | 8 (24.2) | 4 (28.6) | 8 (23.5) | 4 (36.4) | 8 (29.6) | 0 | 7 (26.0) | 0 |
Adjarra | 3 (9.1) | 3 (21.4) | 5 (14.7) | 1 (9.1) | 5 (18.5) | 1 (16.7) | 5 (18.5) | 1 (20.0) |
Cotonou | 8 (24.2) | 2 (14.3) | 6 (17.6) | 2 (18.2) | 4 (14.8) | 2 (33.3) | 4 (14.8) | 2 (40.0) |
Ouidah | 5 (15.2) | 1 (7.1) | 6 (17.6) | 0 | 4 (14.8) | 2 (33.3) | 4 (14.8) | 2 (40.0) |
Porto-Novo | 9 (27.3) | 4 (28.6) | 9 (26.5) | 4 (36.4) | 6 (22.2) | 1 (16.7) | 7 (26.0) | 0 |
Total | 33 | 14 | 34 | 11 | 27 | 6 | 27 | 5 |