Campylobacter butzleri sp. nov. isolated from humans and animals with diarrheal illness

Kiehlbauch, Julia A.; Brenner, Don J.; Nicholson, M A; Baker, C N; Patton, C M; Steigerwalt, A G; Wachsmuth, I K

doi:10.1128/jcm.29.2.376-385.1991

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“…fetus [60,61], C. jejuni subsp. doylei [61], C. concisus [61,62], A. butzleri [63][64][65][66][67][68] and Arcobacter skirrowii [69], have been isolated from human patients with diarrhoea.…”

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Campylobacter, from obscurity to celebrity

Butzler

2004

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

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After its successful isolation from stools in the 1970s, Campylobacter jejuni has rapidly become the most commonly recognised cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in man. Reported cases of human campylobacteriosis represent only a small fraction of the actual number. In industrialised countries, the incidence of C. jejuni/Campylobacter coli infections peaks during infancy, and again in young adults aged 15-44 years. Acute self-limited gastrointestinal illness, characterised by diarrhoea, fever and abdominal cramps, is the most common presentation of C. jejuni/C. coli infection. The introduction of selective media has made the diagnosis of Campylobacter enteritis a simple procedure. In general, Campylobacter enteritis is a self-limiting disease which seldom requires antimicrobial therapy, although one in 1000 infections may lead to the Guillain-Barré syndrome. In industrialised countries, most infections are acquired through the handling and consumption of poultry meat. In developing countries, where the disease is confined to young children, inadequately treated water and contact with farm animals are the most important risk factors. Many infections are acquired during travel. Fluoroquinolone resistance has been reported in C. jejuni since the late 1980s in Europe and Asia, and since 1995 in the USA. The use of fluoroquinolones to treat animals used for food has accelerated this trend of resistance. In Australia, where fluoroquinolones have not been licensed for use in food production animals, C. jejuni remains susceptible to fluoroquinolones. The public health burden of Campylobacter spp. other than C. jejuni/C. coli remains unmeasured. Better diagnostic methods may reveal the true health burden of these organisms.

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“…If a Campylobacter sp. other than C. jejuni is suspected, stool filtration and culture on a nonselective medium, with incubation at 37°C and 42°C, should also be used [61][62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70].…”

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Campylobacter, from obscurity to celebrity

Butzler

2004

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

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“…A. cryaerophilus is known as a genotypically heterogeneous species. Two subgroups were identi¢ed within this species based on DNA hybridization [14,33]. Primer combination CRY1 and CRY2 ampli¢ed a speci¢c 257-bp fragment for all the tested A. cryaerophilus subgroup 1 and 2 strains.…”

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Development of a multiplex PCR assay for the simultaneous detection and identification of Arcobacter butzleri, Arcobacter cryaerophilus and Arcobacter skirrowii

Houf¹

2000

FEMS Microbiology Letters

104

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A multiplex PCR assay with five primers targeting the 16S and 23S rRNA genes was developed for the simultaneous detection and identification of Arcobacter butzleri, Arcobacter cryaerophilus and Arcobacter skirrowii. The selected primers amplify a 257-bp fragment from A. cryaerophilus, a 401-bp fragment from A. butzleri and a 641-bp fragment from A. skirrowii. No PCR product was generated for closely related bacteria including Campylobacter and Helicobacter species. The assay was useful to identify cultures after in vitro cultivation and to detect and identify A. butlzeri and A. cryaerophilus from poultry samples present in 24-h old enrichment in Arcobacter broth with cefoperazone, amphotericin and teicoplanin (CAT)-supplement. ß

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“…Sequences were obtained via GenBank, and a multiple alignment obtained using BioNumerics software (Applied Maths, Belgium). Gaps and unknown bases were not considered in the analysis (Kiehlbauch et al 1991), but an extensive polyphasic taxonomic study of aerotolerant Campylobacter-like organisms clearly assigned`Campylobacter butzleri' to Arcobacter, mainly on the basis of DNA±rRNA hybridization results ). Arcobacter skirrowii was described in the same study and comprised 18 strains from various veterinary specimens.…”

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