Arcobacter butzleri: underestimated enteropathogen

Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Feb;12(2):307-9. doi: 10.3201/eid1202.050570.

Abstract

Molecular methods applied to 2,855 strains of Campylobacter-like organisms received from a surveillance network of Campylobacter infections in France identified 29 Arcobacter butzleri infections. This species ranks fourth for Campylobacteraceae isolation and appears to have the same pathogenic potential as the other species in the genus.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Arcobacter / classification*
  • Arcobacter / genetics
  • Arcobacter / isolation & purification*
  • Campylobacter / classification
  • Campylobacter / genetics
  • Campylobacter / isolation & purification
  • Campylobacter Infections / epidemiology
  • Campylobacter Infections / microbiology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • DNA, Bacterial / analysis
  • Female
  • France / epidemiology
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / epidemiology*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / physiopathology*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Population Surveillance
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S