Species/Subspecies: | Campylobacter helveticus | ||||||||
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Category: | Motile | ||||||||
Etymology: | Genus name: a curved rod. Species epithet: from Switzerland (where it was first isolated. | ||||||||
Significance: | [Of minor importance] | ||||||||
Taxonomy: | Class Campylobacteria Order Campylobacterales Family Campylobacteraceae Genus Campylobacter |
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Type Strain: | ATCC 51209= CCUG 30682 = NCTC 12470. | ||||||||
Macromorphology (smell): | Translucent and flat colonies, which are pinpoint to 0.5 mm in diameter on blood agar after 48 h. | ||||||||
Micromorphology: | Curved (seagull wing shaped) or spiral shaped small motile rods (0.2 x 1.5-3 µm) with two bipolar flagella. The motility is darting and rapid. | ||||||||
Gram +/Gram -: | G - | ||||||||
Metabolism: | Microaerophilic | ||||||||
Catalase/Oxidase: | -/+ | ||||||||
Other Enzymes: | Hippuricase - (hippurate -), urease -. | ||||||||
Biochemical Tests: | Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) - | ||||||||
Fermentation of carbohydrates: | Campylobacter spp. can neither ferment nor oxidize carbohydrates. | ||||||||
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Reservoir: | Domestic cats, but also dogs. | ||||||||
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Taxonomy/phylogeny:
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About 40 species have been described within in the genus Campylobacter and some of these are further divided into subspecies. This genus is closely related to the following genera: Sulfurospirillum, Arcobacter and Helicobacter. C. helveticus is closely related to C. upsaliensis and C. avium. | ||||||||
Updated: | 2023-03-22 |
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