Arcobacter

E727683

Arcobacter is a genus of Gram-negative, spiral-shaped bacteria commonly associated with animals and environmental water sources, some species of which can cause gastrointestinal illness in humans.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Pseudoarcobacter 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bacterial genus
taxon
associatedWith animals
environmental water sources
belongsTo Arcobacteraceae NERFINISHED
canCause abdominal pain in humans
diarrhea in humans
gastrointestinal illness in humans
cellShape curved rod
spiral-shaped
class Campylobacteria NERFINISHED
commonSourceOfInfection contaminated drinking water
contaminated poultry meat
detectedBy PCR-based methods
culture methods
domain Bacteria
family Arcobacteraceae NERFINISHED
firstDescribedBy Bernard J. Vandamme NERFINISHED
firstDescribedYear 1991
flagellaType polar flagella
gramStain Gram-negative
habitat animal intestinal tract
cattle
poultry
raw milk
seawater
shellfish
surface water
swine
wastewater
hasClinicalRelevance emerging enteric pathogen
includesSpecies Arcobacter butzleri NERFINISHED
Arcobacter cibarius NERFINISHED
Arcobacter cryaerophilus NERFINISHED
Arcobacter skirrowii NERFINISHED
Arcobacter thereius NERFINISHED
kingdom Bacteria
motility motile
order Campylobacterales NERFINISHED
oxygenRequirement microaerophilic
pathogenicTo animals
humans
phylum Campylobacterota NERFINISHED
previouslyClassifiedAs Campylobacter NERFINISHED
taxonRank genus
temperaturePreference mesophilic
transmissionRoute foodborne
waterborne
typeSpecies Arcobacter nitrofigilis NERFINISHED

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Campylobacterota includesTaxon Arcobacter
Campylobacterota includesTaxon Arcobacter
this entity surface form: Pseudoarcobacter