title: Genetic relationship between "Campylobacter fecalis" and Campylobacter sputorum subsp. bubulus.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial