Genetic and phenotypic characteristics of a new group of Campylobacter isolated from pigs and cattle.
Five intestinal strains of Campylobacter isolated from pigs and cattle are described. The strains grew in anaerobic as well as in micro-aerobic environment; they were catalase positive and resistant to nalidixic acid but sensitive to cephalothin and metronidazole. They had a mean G+C content of 35.4 mol %. DNA-DNA-hybridizations showed that the group was homogeneous: about 50% related to C. fetus ss fetus and less than 25% related to other Campylobacter species.
D000818:Animals; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D002417:Cattle / Q000382:microbiology*; D010641:Phenotype; D013552:Swine / Q000382:microbiology*