Biotyping and Resistotyping of Campylobacter Isolates Recovered from Frozen Chicken Meat Sold in Baghdad Province

Campylobacteriosis caused principally by Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni) and Campylobacter coli (C. coli) is among the main causes of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide. This study was conducted to investigate the biotyping of 30 biochemically identified and confirmed Campylobacter isolates (10 C. jejuni& 20 C. coli) recovered from chicken meat samples which were collected from different regions of Baghdad province using Lior biotyping technique. The results showed that, two distinct biotypes were recognized among C. jejuni& C. coli isolates, these biotypes were biotype (I& II). In addition, C. jejuni& C. coli isolates exhibited high prevalence of biotype I (80 %& 75 %), in respectively compared to biotype II (20 %& 25 %), in respectively. And since C. jejuni and C. coli biotype I prevailed in humans, while biotype II was more common in animals, so the results support the role played by these products as probable vehicles to transmit infections to customers.