title: Campylobacter volucris sp. nov., isolated from black-headed gulls (Larus ridibundus).
abstract: During a study of the prevalence of Campylobacter jejuni in black-headed gulls (Larus ridibundus) in Sweden, three isolates, strains LMG 24379, LMG 24380T and LMG 24381, were initially identified as Campylobacter lari. Further characterization by both AFLP and whole-cell protein SDS-PAGE analyses revealed that they formed a distinct group in the genus Campylobacter. This unique position was confirmed by phenotypic characterization, 16S rRNA and hsp60 gene sequence analysis and DNA-DNA hybridizations. The combined data confirm that these isolates represent a novel species within the genus Campylobacter, for which the name Campylobacter volucris sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is LMG 24380T (=CCUG 57498T).
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Physiology and Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Lies
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Debruyne
authors.affiliation: CBRN Defence and Security, FOI, Swedish Defence Research Institute, SE-901 82 Umeå, Sweden.
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Broman
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden.
authors.forename: Sven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bergström
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Infectious Diseases, Uppsala University Hospital, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: Björn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Olsen
authors.affiliation: Danish Institute of Food and Veterinary Research, DK-1790 Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Stephen L W
authors.initials: SLW
authors.lastname: On
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Physiology and Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vandamme
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D046091:Charadriiformes / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S