| Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus | Species/Subspecies |
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| Species/Subspecies: | Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus | ||||||||||
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| Etymology: | Genus name: a curved rod. Species epithet: of a fruit. Subspecies epithet: see Species epithet. | ||||||||||
| Significance: | [Very important] | ||||||||||
| Old Species Name(s): | Vibrio fetus | ||||||||||
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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 - | ||||||||||
| Fermentation of carbohydrates: | Campylobacter spp. can neither ferment nor oxidize carbohydrates. | ||||||||||
| Spec. Char.: | Optimal growth temperature: about 37°C. | ||||||||||
| Hosts: | Cattle, sheep | ||||||||||
| Disease (Swedish): | Abort, enterit | ||||||||||
| Disease (English): | Abortion, enteritis | ||||||||||
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About 20 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. |