Arcobacter butzleri

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Arcobacter butzleri
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Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Campylobacterota
Class: "Campylobacteria"
Order: Campylobacterales
Family: Arcobacteraceae
Genus: Arcobacter
Species:
A. butzleri
Binomial name
Arcobacter butzleri
(Kiehlbauch et al. 1991) Vandamme et al. 1992 [1]

Arcobacter butzleri is a common Campylobacter -like organism. Its clinical and microbial features are similar to the food pathogen Campylobacter jejuni . It is associated with persistent, watery diarrhea. [2]

References

  1. Parker, Charles Thomas; Wigley, Sarah; Garrity, George M (2009). Parker, Charles Thomas; Garrity, George M. (eds.). "Nomenclature Abstract for Arcobacter butzleri (Kiehlbauch et al. 1991) Vandamme et al. 1992". The NamesforLife Abstracts. doi:10.1601/nm.3819.
  2. Vandenberg, Olivier; Dediste, Anne; Houf, Kurt; Ibekwem, Sandra; Souayah, Hichem; Cadranel, Sammy; Douat, Nicole; Zissis, G.; Butzler, J.-P. (2004). "ArcobacterSpecies in Humans1". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 10 (10): 1863–1867. doi:10.3201/eid1010.040241. PMC   3323243 . PMID   15504280.