Campylobacter fetus

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Campylobacter fetus
SEM image of C. fetus showing the chracteristic "S-shaped" morphology.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Proteobacteria Class: Epsilon Proteobacteria Order: Campylobacterales Family: Campylobacteraceae Genus: Campylobacter Species: C. fetus
Binomial name
Campylobacter fetus (Smith & Taylor 1919) Sebald & Véron 1963

Campylobacter fetus is a species of Gram-negative, motile bacteria with a characteristic "S-shaped" rod morphology similar to members of the genus Vibrio ^[1]. Like other members of the Campylobacter genus, C. fetus is oxidase-positive.

Pathogenesis

In addition to causing some cases of abortion in cattle and sheep, C. fetus is an opportunistic human pathogen and can cause bacteremia and thrombophlebitis^[2]. Though rare, C. fetus can lead to fatal septicemia in newborns and immunocompromised individuals^[3]. Bacteremia can lead to localized infections of the meninges in the brain, the respiratory pleural spaces or lungs, joints^[4], the pericardial sac around the heart, or the peritoneum.

References

1. ^a Ryan KJ; Ray CG (editors) (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology, 4th ed., McGraw Hill. ISBN 978-0-8385-8529-0. 
2. ^a Perez-Perez GI, Blaser MJ (1996). Campylobacter and Helicobacter. In: Baron's Medical Microbiology (Barron S et al, eds.), 4th ed., Univ of Texas Medical Branch. (via NCBI Bookshelf) ISBN 978-0-9631172-1-2. 
3. ^a Monno R; Rendina M; Ceci G; Rizzo C; Luzzi I; Francavilla A; Rizzo G; Ierardi E. (2004). "Campylobacter fetus bacteremia in an immunocompromised patient: case report and review of the literature.". New Microbiol. 27 (3): 281–5.
4. ^a David J; Nasser RM; Goldberg JW; Reed KD; Earll MD. (2005). "Bilateral prosthetic knee infection by Campylobacter fetus.". J Arthroplasty. 20 (3): 401–5.

See also

Campylobacteriosisde:Campylobacter fetus