Genetic relationship between "Campylobacter fecalis" and Campylobacter sputorum subsp. bubulus.
Nine strains of "Campylobacter fecalis" were compared with two references strains of C. sputorum subsp. bubulus considering DNA base composition and DNA-DNA-hybridization. The results showed that the two taxa could not be separated by these methods, their mol%(G+C) being 31-32 and DNA relatedness 79% or more. It is suggested that the catalase-positive "Campylobacter fecalis" should be regarded as a subspecies of the catalase-negative C. sputorum.
D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006736:Horses / Q000382:microbiology; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D012756:Sheep / Q000382:microbiology; D013045:Species Specificity
D004269:DNA, Bacterial