Campylobacter fetus
| Campylobacter fetus | |
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| SEM image of C. fetus showing the characteristic "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] . C. fetus, along with Campylobacter coli, have been shown to cause septicemia.[4] Bacteremia can lead to localized infections of the meninges in the brain, the respiratory pleural spaces or lungs, joints,[5] the pericardial sac around the heart, or the peritoneum.
References
- ↑ Ryan KJ; Ray CG (editors) (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology (4th ed.). McGraw Hill. ISBN 978-0-8385-8529-0.
- ↑ 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. ISBN 978-0-9631172-1-2. (via NCBI Bookshelf).
- ↑ 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. PMID 15460531.
- ↑ Kist, M.; Keller, K. M.; Niebling, W.; Kilching, W. (1984-04-01). "Campylobacter coli septicaemia associated with septic abortion". Infection 12 (2): 88–90. ISSN 0300-8126. PMID 6735483.
- ↑ David J; Nasser RM; Goldberg JW; Reed KD; Earll MD. (2005). "Bilateral prosthetic knee infection by Campylobacter fetus". J Arthroplasty. 20 (3): 401–5. doi:10.1016/j.arth.2004.09.030. PMID 15809962.