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Med J Islamic World Acad Sci. 1994; 7(2): 88-92
Isolation and Identification of Thermophilic Campylobacters from Diarrhoeal Children in Baghdad Dhuha S. Saliih, Maha R. Al-Saad From Department of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq. Thermophilic campylobacters were isolated at "Saddam's Central Hospital for Children" from the stool of 120 children having diarrhea. Specimens were watery or bloody mucous. Twelve isolates were identified according to colonial morphology, Gram stain, motility, oxidase, catalase, biochemical tests and cell morphology using light and electron microscopes. The isolation percentage was 10%. Keywords: Campylobacter, children, diarrhea. Dhuha S. Saliih, Maha R. Al-Saad. Isolation and Identification of Thermophilic Campylobacters from Diarrhoeal Children in Baghdad. Med J Islamic World Acad Sci. 1994; 7(2): 88-92 Corresponding Author: Dhuha S. Saliih, Iraq	TOOLS Full Text PDF Print Download citation RIS EndNote BibTex Medlars Procite Reference Manager Share with email Share Send email to author Similar articles PubMed Google Scholar