Abstract
Phenotypic and phylogenetic studies were performed on four Campylobacter-like organisms recovered from three seals and a porpoise. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing studies demonstrated that the organisms represent a hitherto unknown subline within the genus Campylobacter, associated with a subcluster containing Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli and Campylobacter lari. DNA-DNA hybridization studies confirmed that the bacteria belonged to a single species, for which the name Campylobacter insulaenigrae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Campylobacter insulaenigrae sp. nov. is NCTC 12927(T) (=CCUG 48653(T)).
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Bacterial Typing Techniques
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Campylobacter / classification*
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Campylobacter / genetics
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Campylobacter / isolation & purification*
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Campylobacter / physiology
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DNA Fingerprinting
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DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
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DNA, Bacterial / isolation & purification
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DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
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DNA, Ribosomal / isolation & purification
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Feces / microbiology*
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Genes, rRNA / genetics
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Nucleic Acid Hybridization
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Phoca / microbiology*
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Phylogeny
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Porpoises / microbiology*
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RNA, Bacterial / genetics
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
Substances
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DNA, Bacterial
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DNA, Ribosomal
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RNA, Bacterial
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S