Abstract
Reptile Campylobacter fetus isolates and closely related strains causing human disease were characterized by multilocus sequence typing. They shared approximately 90% nucleotide sequence identity with classical mammalian C. fetus, and there was evidence of recombination among members of these two groups. The reptile group represents a possible separate genomospecies capable of infecting humans.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Bacterial Typing Techniques*
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Campylobacter fetus / classification*
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Campylobacter fetus / genetics*
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Campylobacter fetus / isolation & purification
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Cluster Analysis
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DNA Fingerprinting
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DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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Genotype
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Humans
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Lizards / microbiology*
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Polymorphism, Genetic*
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Snakes / microbiology*
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Turtles / microbiology*