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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 1998, p. 335-339, Vol. 36, No. 2
0095-1137/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Serotyping Scheme for Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli Based on Direct Agglutination of Heat-Stable Antigens

J. A. Frost,* A. N. Oza, R. T. Thwaites, and B. Rowe

Laboratory of Enteric Pathogens, Central Public Health Laboratory, London NW9 5HT, United Kingdom

Received 23 July 1997/Returned for modification 24 September 1997/Accepted 14 November 1997

Campylobacter is now the most frequently reported cause of gastrointestinal disease in England and Wales, yet few isolates are characterized beyond the genus level. The majority of isolates are Campylobacter jejuni (90%), with most of the remainder being Campylobacter coli. We describe an adaptation of the Penner serotyping scheme in which passive hemagglutination has been replaced by detection of heat-stable antigens by direct bacterial agglutination; absorbed antisera are used where appropriate. This scheme has been used to type 2,407 C. jejuni samples and 182 C. coli samples isolated in Wales between April 1996 and March 1997. Forty-seven C. jejuni serotypes were identified, with the 10 most prevalent serotypes accounting for 53% of the isolates tested; 19% of the isolates were untypeable. Only fifteen C. coli serotypes were identified, with three serotypes accounting for 69% of the isolates. This scheme provides a baseline for epidemiological studies of C. jejuni and C. coli.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Laboratory of Enteric Pathogens, Central Public Health Laboratory, 61 Colindale Ave., London NW9 5HT, United Kingdom. Phone: 0181 200 4400. Fax: 0181 905 9929. E-mail: jafrost{at}phls.co.uk.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 1998, p. 335-339, Vol. 36, No. 2
0095-1137/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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