title: Case report of an unclassified microaerophilic bacterium associated with gastroenteritis.
abstract: An unusual microaerophilic gram-negative bacterium was isolated from the stools of two individuals presenting with chronic diarrhea. This bacterium resembled Campylobacter species by colonial morphology and biochemical reactions. However, microscopic examination revealed a fusiform rod with a corrugated surface, rather than a spiral rod. This is the first reported isolation of this bacterium from humans.
authors.affiliation: State Laboratory of Hygiene, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Romero
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Archer
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Hamacher
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Bologna
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Schell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged