title: Campylobacter subantarcticus sp. nov., isolated from birds in the sub-Antarctic region.
abstract: Six Gram-stain-negative, spiral-shaped, microaerobic isolates were obtained during a sampling from wild birds in the sub-Antarctic region. Based on initial observations, these isolates were classified as Campylobacter lari-like. The isolates were further characterized by whole-cell protein and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis, which revealed that they were distinct from C. lari and all other known species of the genus Campylobacter. Here, we present comprehensive phylogenetic, genomic and phenotypic evidence that these isolates represent a novel species within the genus Campylobacter, for which the name Campylobacter subantarcticus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is R-3023(T) (=LMG 24377(T) =CCUG 38513(T)).
authors: Department of Biochemistry, Physiology and Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium.
authors: Lies
authors: L
authors: Debruyne
authors: CBRN Defence and Security, FOI, Swedish Defence Research Institute, SE-901 82 Umeå, Sweden.
authors: Tina
authors: T
authors: Broman
authors: Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden.
authors: Sven
authors: S
authors: Bergström
authors: Section for Zoonotic Ecology and Epidemiology, Department of Natural Sciences, Kalmar University, SE-391 82 Kalmar, Sweden.|Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Infectious Diseases, Uppsala University, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden.
authors: Björn
authors: B
authors: Olsen
authors: Institute of Environmental Research and Science, Food Safety Programme, PO Box 29 181, Christchurch, New Zealand.
authors: Stephen L W
authors: SLW
authors: On
authors: Department of Biochemistry, Physiology and Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium.
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Vandamme
mesh_terms: D054458:Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis; D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000382:microbiology; D000864:Antarctic Regions; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D001717:Birds / Q000382:microbiology*; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D018834:Chaperonin 60 / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013045:Species Specificity; D046429:Spheniscidae / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D018834:Chaperonin 60; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S