Abstract

The isolation frequency of Arcobacter and Campylobacter species in birds and mammals of Southern Chile was determined. Five species of the Campylobacter genus [C. jejuni subsp. jejuni (25.3%), C. jejuni subsp. doylei (1.4%), C. coli (18%), C. lari (4.6%) and C. upsaliensis (3.2%)] and one of the Arcobacter genus [A. butzleri (17.3%)] were isolated. Dogs are reported as a new reservoir for C. jejuni subsp. doylei; hens, pelicans and sparrows for C. upsaliensis; sparrows for C. lari and dogs, pelicans and sparrows for A. butzleri.