Campylobacter fetus
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 SEM image of C. fetus showing the chracteristic "S-shaped" morphology.
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| Campylobacter fetus (Smith & Taylor 1919) Sebald & Véron 1963 |
Campylobacter fetus is a species of Gram-negative, motile bacteria with a characteristic "S-shaped" rod morphology similar to members of the genus Vibrio Template:Ref N. Like other members of the Campylobacter genus, C. fetus is oxidase-positive.
Pathogenesis
In addition to causing some cases of abortion in cattle and sheep, C. fetus is an opportunistic human pathogen and can cause bacteremia and thrombophlebitisTemplate:Ref N. Though rare, C. fetus can lead to fatal septicemia in newborns and immunocompromised individualsTemplate:Ref N. Bacteremia can lead to localized infections of the meninges in the brain, the respiratory pleural spaces or lungs, jointsTemplate:Ref N, the pericardial sac around the heart, or the peritoneum.
Gallery
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![Blood agar plate culture of Campylobacter fetus s. intestinalis. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]](/images/7/74/Campylobacter14.jpeg)
Blood agar plate culture of Campylobacter fetus s. intestinalis. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]
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![Campylobacter fetus. Leifson flagella stain. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]](/images/6/64/Campylobacter13.jpeg)
Campylobacter fetus. Leifson flagella stain. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]
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![Campylobacter fetus (C. fetus ss. jejuni) cultures were grown on Skirrow's and Butzler's medium. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]](/images/1/19/Campylobacter12.jpeg)
Campylobacter fetus (C. fetus ss. jejuni) cultures were grown on Skirrow's and Butzler's medium. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]
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![Scanning electron micrograph depicts a grouping of Gram-negative Campylobacter fetus bacteria (4,976x mag). From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]](/images/e/ea/Campylobacter10.jpeg)
Scanning electron micrograph depicts a grouping of Gram-negative Campylobacter fetus bacteria (4,976x mag). From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]
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![Gram-stained image shows the spiral rods of Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus taken from an 18hr brain-heart infusion. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]](/images/0/05/Campylobacter03.jpeg)
Gram-stained image shows the spiral rods of Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus taken from an 18hr brain-heart infusion. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]
![Blood agar plate culture of Campylobacter fetus s. intestinalis. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]](/index.php/File:Campylobacter14.jpeg)
![Campylobacter fetus. Leifson flagella stain. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]](/index.php/File:Campylobacter13.jpeg)
![Campylobacter fetus (C. fetus ss. jejuni) cultures were grown on Skirrow's and Butzler's medium. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]](/index.php/File:Campylobacter12.jpeg)
![Scanning electron micrograph depicts a grouping of Gram-negative Campylobacter fetus bacteria (4,976x mag). From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]](/index.php/File:Campylobacter10.jpeg)
![Gram-stained image shows the spiral rods of Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus taken from an 18hr brain-heart infusion. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]](/index.php/File:Campylobacter03.jpeg)
References
- Template:Note NRyan KJ; Ray CG (editors) (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology (4th ed. ed.). McGraw Hill. ISBN 978-0-8385-8529-0.
- Template:Note NPerez-Perez GI, Blaser MJ (1996). Campylobacter and Helicobacter. In: Baron's Medical Microbiology (Barron S et al, eds.) (4th ed. ed.). Univ of Texas Medical Branch. (via NCBI Bookshelf) ISBN 978-0-9631172-1-2.
- Template:Note NMonno R; Rendina M; Ceci G; Rizzo C; Luzzi I; Francavilla A; Rizzo G; Ierardi E. (2004). "Campylobacter fetus bacteremia in an immunocompromised patient: case report and review of the literature". New Microbiol. 27 (3): 281&ndash, 5.
- Template:Note NDavid J; Nasser RM; Goldberg JW; Reed KD; Earll MD. (2005). "Bilateral prosthetic knee infection by Campylobacter fetus". J Arthroplasty. 20 (3): 401&ndash, 5.