title: Arcobacter cibarius sp. nov., isolated from broiler carcasses.
abstract: Twenty Gram-negative, rod-shaped, slightly curved, non-spore-forming bacteria that gave a negative result in Arcobacter species-specific PCR tests but that yielded an amplicon in an Arcobacter genus-specific PCR test were isolated from 13 unrelated broiler carcasses. Numerical analysis of the profiles obtained by SDS-PAGE of whole-cell proteins clustered all isolates in a single group distinct from the other Arcobacter species. DNA-DNA hybridization among four representative strains exhibited DNA binding values above 91 %. DNA-DNA hybridization with reference strains of the current four Arcobacter species revealed binding levels below 47 %. The G+C contents ranged between 26.8 and 27.3 mol%. Pairwise comparison of 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed the mean values for similarity to the type strain of Arcobacter cryaerophilus (97.5 %), Arcobacter butzleri (96.5 %), Arcobacter skirrowii (96.0 %) and Arcobacter nitrofigilis (95.0 %). The levels of similarity to Campylobacter and Helicobacter species were below 88 and 87 %, respectively. The isolates could be distinguished from other Arcobacter species by the following biochemical tests: catalase, oxidase and urease activities; reduction of nitrate; growth at 25 and 37 degrees C under aerobic conditions; growth on 2-4 % (w/v) NaCl media; and susceptibility to cephalothin. These data demonstrate that the 20 isolates represent a single novel Arcobacter species, for which the name Arcobacter cibarius sp. nov. is proposed, with LMG 21996(T) (=CCUG 48482(T)) as the type strain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium.
authors.forename: Kurt
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Houf
authors.affiliation: Danish Veterinary Institute, Bülowsvej 27, 1790 Copenhagen V, Denmark.
authors.forename: Stephen L W
authors.initials: SLW
authors.lastname: On
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Coenye
authors.affiliation: Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre, Groeselenberg 99, 1180 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mast
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Van Hoof
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vandamme
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020640:Arcobacter / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D001482:Base Composition; D002645:Chickens / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010641:Phenotype; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S