https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/19241/campylobacter-spp-visible-on-wet-mount Hi This might be a silly question, but can you see Campylobacter on an unstained wet prep of fresh faeces? Adrienne en-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/115839?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 10 Jun 2014 21:30:48 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:b189bd95-f6ee-4b4e-a2ee-a6a7df98852aAdrienne McPartland<p>Yes, direct wet mount examined on slide mixed with saline. Was looking for giardia but these appeared to be highly motile, forward moving motion, and the seagull appearance but two abreast....&nbsp;</p> <p>9mo jrt with history of diarrhoea and anorexia for approx 1 month. Otherwise very bright.&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/115834?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 10 Jun 2014 21:08:51 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:b235f3bf-a991-42b9-a669-f619ea2e4afdMarie Kubiak<p>I have some vague recollection of being told at university that Campylobacter have a very unique movement pattern so presumably this is from a wet mount??</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/115824?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 10 Jun 2014 18:17:31 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:f71e135b-3aec-4456-97f3-2bd727c7110eEvelyn Barbour-Hill<p>It&#39;s extremely difficult to see any bacteria without staining, isn&#39;t it ?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/115817?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 10 Jun 2014 16:38:48 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:a3b8777b-bd77-4f65-bde6-4d08f12b40b0Michael Woodhouse<p>What magnification. Campy are relatively small as bacteria so do maybe under 1000X oil immersion. </p><div style="clear:both;"></div>