Arcobacter †,‡
Proteobacteria
Epsilonproteobacteria
Campylobacterales
Campylobacteraceae
Peter Vandamme,
Floyd E. Dewhirst,
Bruce J. Paster,
Stephen L.W. On,
Peter Vandamme
Univeristeit of Gent, Faculteit Wetenschappen, Lab. voor Microbiologie en Microbiele Genetica, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, Gent, B-9000 Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorFloyd E. Dewhirst
The Forsyth Institute, Department of Molecular Genetics, 140 The Fenway, Boston, MA, 02115-3799 USA
Search for more papers by this authorBruce J. Paster
The Forsyth Institute, Department of Molecular Genetics, 140 The Fenway, Boston, MA, 02115-3799 USA
Search for more papers by this authorStephen L.W. On
Danish Veterinary Institute, Bülowsvej 27, Copenhagen, V, DK-1790 Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorPeter Vandamme,
Floyd E. Dewhirst,
Bruce J. Paster,
Stephen L.W. On,
Peter Vandamme
Univeristeit of Gent, Faculteit Wetenschappen, Lab. voor Microbiologie en Microbiele Genetica, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, Gent, B-9000 Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorFloyd E. Dewhirst
The Forsyth Institute, Department of Molecular Genetics, 140 The Fenway, Boston, MA, 02115-3799 USA
Search for more papers by this authorBruce J. Paster
The Forsyth Institute, Department of Molecular Genetics, 140 The Fenway, Boston, MA, 02115-3799 USA
Search for more papers by this authorStephen L.W. On
Danish Veterinary Institute, Bülowsvej 27, Copenhagen, V, DK-1790 Denmark
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Vandamme, Falsen, Rossau, Hoste, Segers, Tytgat and De Ley 1991a, 99VPemend. Vandamme, Vancanneyt, Pot, Mels, Hoste, Dewettinck, Vlaes, Van Den Borre, Higgins, Hommez, Kersters, Butzler and Goossens 1992b, 355
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Abstract
Ar' co.bac.ter. L. n. arcus bow; Gr. n. bacter rod; M.L. masc. n. Arcobacter a curved rod.
Proteobacteria / Epsilonproteobacteria / Campylobacterales / Campylobacteraceae / Arcobacter
Cells are slender, curved rods, 0.2–0.9 × 0.5–3 µm long; S-shaped or helical cells are often present. Nonsporeforming. Cells in old cultures may form spherical or coccoid bodies and loose spiral filaments up to 20 µm long. Gram negative. Motile with a characteristic corkscrew-like motion by means of a single polar unsheathed flagellum at one or both ends of the cell.
The mol% G + C of the DNA is: 27–31.
Type species: Arcobacter nitrofigilis (McClung, Patriquin and Davis 1983) Vandamme, Falsen, Rossau, Hoste, Segers, Tytgat and De Ley 1991a, 100 (Campylobacter nitrofigilis McClung, Patriquin and Davis 1983, 610.)
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Further Reading
- On, S.L. 1996. Identification methods for campylobacters, helicobacters, and related organisms. Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 9: 405–422.
- Ursing, J.B., H. Lior and R.J. Owen. 1994. Proposal of minimal standards for describing new species of the family Campylobacteraceae . Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 44: 842–845.
- Vandamme, P., E. Falsen, R. Rossau, B. Hoste, P. Segers, R. Tytgat and J. De Ley. 1991. Revision of Campylobacter, Helicobacter, and Wolinella taxonomy: emendation of generic descriptions and proposal of Arcobacter gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 41: 88–103.
- Vandamme, P., M. Vancanneyt, B. Pot, L. Mels, B. Hoste, D. Dewettinck, L. Vlaes, C. Van Den Borre, R. Higgins, J. Hommez, K. Kersters, J.-P. Butzler and H. Goossens. 1992. Polyphasic taxonomic study of the emended genus Arcobacter with Arcobacter butzleri comb. nov. and Arcobacter skirrowii sp. nov., an aerotolerant bacterium isolated from veterinary specimens. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 42: 344–356.
- Wesley, I.V. 1996. Helicobacter and Arcobacter species: risks for foods and beverages. J. Food Prot. 59: 1127–1132.
