title: Genetic and phenotypic characteristics of a new group of Campylobacter isolated from pigs and cattle.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D002417:Cattle / Q000382:microbiology*; D010641:Phenotype; D013552:Swine / Q000382:microbiology*