title: First isolation of urease-positive thermophilic Campylobacter (UPTC) from crows (Corvus levaillantii) in Japan.
abstract: Two strains of urease-positive thermophilic Campylobacter (UPTC), designated YC98-1 and YC98-2, were identified by biochemical characterization after isolation from the intestinal contents of crows around Yokohama City, Japan, in 1998. The biochemical characteristics of these strains were identical to those of strains described previously. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) after separate digestion with ApaI, SalI, and SmaI of the genomic DNA from the two strains indicated that respective PFGE profiles were distinctly different and distinguishable from each other. This is the first report of the isolation of UPTC from crows (Corvus levaillantii).
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Biology, School of Environmental Health Sciences, Azabu University, Fuchinobe 1-17-71, Sagamihara 229-8501, Japan. matsuda@azabu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Motoo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shibuya
authors.forename: Yumiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: Masanobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takiguchi
authors.forename: Katsunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Furuhata
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Ohoshi
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Murayama
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukuyama
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis; D004064:Digestive System / Q000382:microbiology; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D007564:Japan; D020308:Songbirds / Q000382:microbiology*; D014510:Urease
chemical_list: D004247:DNA; D014510:Urease