| Campylobacter massiliensis |
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Phylum Pseudomonadota (Proteobacteria), Class Epsilonproteobacteria, Order Campylobacterales, Family Campylobacteraceae,
Genus Campylobacter, Campylobacter massiliensis Antezack et al. 2021.
Specis description is based on a single isolate.
Genus Campylobacter, Campylobacter massiliensis Antezack et al. 2021.
Specis description is based on a single isolate.
Gram-negative rods with round ends, 0.5-0.6 x 0.8-2.2 µm. Coccoidal cells appear in
old cultures. Non-motile; no flagella.
old cultures. Non-motile; no flagella.
Colonies on Columbia agar with 5% sheep blood are translucent and circular. Growth
was obtained at 37 ºC. The optimal pH and NaCl concentration are 7.5-8.5 and 0.5%,
respectively. No microaerobic growth at 25 or 42 ºC.
was obtained at 37 ºC. The optimal pH and NaCl concentration are 7.5-8.5 and 0.5%,
respectively. No microaerobic growth at 25 or 42 ºC.
Isolated from subgingival dental plaque from a 23-year-old woman suffering from dental plaque biofilminduced gingivitis on an intact
periodontium in Marseille, France. Susceptible to nalidixic acid, sodium cefazoline and erythromycin.
periodontium in Marseille, France. Susceptible to nalidixic acid, sodium cefazoline and erythromycin.
Undetermined.
- Antezack A, Boxberger M, Rolland C, Ben Khedher M, Monnet-Corti V, La Scola B. Isolation and characterization of Campylobacter
massiliensis sp. nov., a novel Campylobacter species detected in a gingivitis subject. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5039.
Positive results for esterase and gamma glutamyl transferase.
Negative results for alkaline phosphatase, H2S production on TSI, urease, reduction of nitrates, hippurate hydrolysis, reduction of
triphenyl tetrazolium, pyrrolidonyl arylamidase, L-arginine arylamidase and L-aspartate arylamidase.
No assimilation of: D-glucose, sodium succinate, sodium acetate, propionic acid, malic acid and trisodium citrate.
Negative results for alkaline phosphatase, H2S production on TSI, urease, reduction of nitrates, hippurate hydrolysis, reduction of
triphenyl tetrazolium, pyrrolidonyl arylamidase, L-arginine arylamidase and L-aspartate arylamidase.
No assimilation of: D-glucose, sodium succinate, sodium acetate, propionic acid, malic acid and trisodium citrate.
(c) Costin Stoica
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