J. Jacob et al., ISOLATION OF ARCOBACTER-BUTZLERI IN RAW WATER AND DRINKING-WATER TREATMENT PLANTS IN GERMANY, Zentralblatt fur Hygiene und Umweltmedizin, 201(2), 1998, pp. 189-198
A total of 147 ''Campylobacter-like'' strains were isolated from six d
rinking water treatment plants within a two year investigation period.
The strains were characterized by bio-, and serotyping according the
scheme for Arcobacter butzleri. The result was that 100 strains were t
yped as Arcobacter butzleri, 17 strains as Arcobacter butzleri-like an
d 6 strains as Campylobacter jejuni/coli. 24 strains were typed as Arc
obacter spp. The strains isolated from the treatment plants showed the
same serotypes as described for human isolates. Therefore the spread
of Arcobacter organisms via the drinking water path must be suspected.