Campylobacter fetus

Campylobacter fetus

Campylobacter fetus is a gram-negative, flagellated polar bacterium from the genus Campylobacter, which belongs to the class of Epsilonproteobacteria. Campylobacter fetus is like all species of microaerophilic, ie they reach their optimum growth at low oxygen content, such as in the intestine. The genome of this kind is completely sequenced.

Campylobacter fetus as pathogens

Campylobacter fetus may occur as pathogens in mammals and cause miscarriages as well as infertility in cattle and sheep. Making this kind also achieved economic importance for agriculture.

• Campylobacter fetus ssp. venerealis: causative agent of enzootic abortion in cattle Campylobacter, a reporting party animal disease
• Campylobacter fetus ssp. fetus: causative agent of enzootic abortion of Campylobacter sheep; can also lead to abortion in cattle, pigs and very rare in humans

In humans, the pathogen inflammation of the intestine and can cause diarrhea.

He may also be responsible in infants and small children for meningitis.