Species/Subspecies: | Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus | |||||||||
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Category: | Motile | |||||||||
Etymology: | Genus name: a curved rod. Species epithet: of a fruit. Subspecies epithet: see Species epithet. | |||||||||
Significance: | [Very important] | |||||||||
Alternative Species Name(s): | Vibrio fetus | |||||||||
Taxonomy: | Class Epsilonproteobacteria Order Campylobacterales Family Campylobacteraceae Genus Campylobacter |
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Type Strain: | ATCC 27374 = CCUG 6823 A = NCTC 10842. | |||||||||
Macromorphology (smell): | Small colorless to cream-colored colonies (about 1 mm in diameter). | |||||||||
Micromorphology: | Curved or helical rod (0.2-0.3 x 1.5-5.0 µm). Highly motile with a corkscrew-like motion. | |||||||||
Gram +/Gram -: | G- | |||||||||
Metabolism: | Microaerophilic | |||||||||
Catalase/Oxidase: | +/+ | |||||||||
Other Enzymes: | Hippuricase - (= hippurat -), urease - | |||||||||
Biochemical Tests: | Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) + | |||||||||
Fermentation of carbohydrates: | Campylobacter spp. can neither ferment nor oxidize carbohydrates. | |||||||||
Spec. Char.: | Optimal growth temperature: about 37°C. | |||||||||
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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 Helcobacter. C. fetus is closely related to C.jejuni, C. hyointestinalis, C. coli and C. lari. | |||||||||
Updated: | 2023-01-04 |
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