title: Campylobacter ureolyticus: an emerging gastrointestinal pathogen?
abstract: A total of 7194 faecal samples collected over a 1-year period from patients presenting with diarrhoea were screened for Campylobacter spp. using EntericBio(®) , a multiplex-PCR system. Of 349 Campylobacter-positive samples, 23.8% were shown to be Campylobacter ureolyticus, using a combination of 16S rRNA gene analysis and highly specific primers targeting the HSP60 gene of this organism. This is, to the best of our knowledge, the first report of C. ureolyticus in the faeces of patients presenting with gastroenteritis and may suggest a role for this organism as an emerging enteric pathogen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bullman
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Corcoran
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: O'Leary
authors.forename: Brigid
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lucey
authors.forename: Deirdre
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Byrne
authors.forename: Roy D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Sleator
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D018834:Chaperonin 60 / Q000235:genetics; D002648:Child; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D018834:Chaperonin 60; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S