Transport Media for campylobacter Fetus Venerealis

Abstract

Sir. — Cultural confirmation of venereal campylobacteriosis in cattle can only be achieved if samples arc cultured on the day of collection or a suitable transport medium is used. Clark et al.⁽³⁾ have developed a selective enrichment medium for Campylobacter fetus venerealis which is also an effective transport medium ⁽⁸⁾. However, this transport medium is very cumbersome to prepare in that it requires a special gas mixture and large quantities of fresh bovine serum. This letter reports on the evaluation of Clark’s ⁽⁸⁾, cooked meat medium with antibiotics (CMMA), Weybridge ⁽⁴⁾, modified EMJH ⁽⁵⁾, Stuart’s (Oxford) and Cairy Blair (Oxoid) media, as transport media for C. fetus veneralis.