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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 1999, p. 2376-2377, Vol. 37, No. 7
0095-1137/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Evaluation of the AnaeroPack Campylo System for Growth of Microaerophilic Bacteria

Kenneth Van Horn1,* and Clara Tóth2

Clinical Pathology, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York 10595,1 and Biology Department, College of Mt. St. Vincent, Bronx, New York 10471-10462

Received 30 November 1998/Accepted 12 April 1999

Growth of microaerophilic bacteria in the AnaeroPack Campylo (Mitsubishi Gas Chemical America, Inc., New York, N.Y.) atmosphere generation system was compared to growth in the CampyPak Plus jar and CampyPak pouch (Becton-Dickinson Microbiology Systems [BDMS], Cockeysville, Md.). Growth in the AnaeroPack Campylo system was considered equivalent to or better than growth obtained in the CampyPak Plus and CampyPak pouch systems for 48 of the 50 Helicobacter pylori strains and for all 28 Campylobacter species tested. All of the 78 organisms tested were recovered in each system in equivalent colony counts. Two strains of H. pylori grown in the AnaeroPack Campylo system were observed to have colony morphology growth discrepancies when compared to growth in the two BDMS systems. Atmosphere failure with the AnaeroPack Campylo was not detected with Campylobacter jejuni ATCC 33291 used as a growth control. The AnaeroPack Campylo system is easy to use and supports the growth of campylobacters and H. pylori.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Clinical Pathology, 1J04, Westchester Medical Center, Grasslands Rd., Valhalla, NY 10595. Phone and Fax: (914) 493-7502. E-mail: kgvanhorn{at}juno.com.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 1999, p. 2376-2377, Vol. 37, No. 7
0095-1137/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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