Inter-laboratory optimization for the detection of Campylobacter jejuni in canine fecal samples using gyrA PCR

Sara D. Lawhon, Kevin J. Cummings, Jing Wu, Ching Yuan Yang, Nicholas Whipple, Melanie Prarat Koscielny, Samantha Lindemann, Shannon Kiener, Matthew Kmet, Ravinder Reddy, Laura B. Goodman, Rebecca J. Franklin-Guild, Kelly Sams, Brittany Cronk, Jing Cui, Kerri Lawrence, Qirui Zhang, Yan Zhang, Steven Ensley, Karen Olsen, John Tomaszewski, Zhenyu Shen, Shuping Zhang, Sarmila Dasgupta, Shannon Mann, Amar Patil, Siddhartha Thakur, Shelley C. Rankin, Laura Ruesch, Nuria Garcia-Fernandez, Jake Guag, Sarah M. Nemser, Renate Reimschuessel

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Published online on June 10, 2026

Abstract

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A 2016–2018 outbreak in the United States demonstrated the importance of pet dogs as a source ofCampylobacter jejuni. Canine feces are not tested routinely forC. jejuni. We previously compared culture-based and molecular methods for detection ofC. ...