Campylobacter

RANK: Genus

TAXONOMY: Bacteria -> Proteobacteria -> delta/epsilon subdivisions -> Epsilonproteobacteria -> Campylobacterales -> Campylobacteraceae -> Campylobacter

OVERVIEW:

Cells of most species are slender, spirally curved rods, 0.2–0.8 × 0.5–5 µm; cells of some species are predominantly curved or straight rods. The rods may have one or more spirals and can be as long as 8 µm. They also appear S-shaped and gull-winged when two cells form short chains. Nonsporeforming. Cells in old cultures may form spherical or coccoid bodies. Cells have a multilaminar polar membrane at both ends of the cell that is located under the cytoplasmic membrane. Gram negative. Cells of most species are motile with a characteristic corkscrewlike motion by means of a single polar unsheathed flagellum at one or both ends of the cell. The flagella may be 2–3 times the length of the cells. Cells of other species are nonmotile (Campylobacter gracilis) or have multiple flagella (Campylobacter showae). Occasionally differences in the number of flagella shown by cells in a single culture are seen (Campylobacter hyointestinalis).The mol% G + C of the DNA is: 29–47.Type species: Campylobacter fetus

This genus contains microbial species that can reside in the human gastrointestinal tract. [PMC 4262072]


Gut associated
Dysbiosis associated
Microbial Abundance Data: Campylobacter
Percent of total population with standard deviation [PMID: 22698087]. Percentages > 1% highlighted.
Buccal
Mucosa
Keratinized
Gingiva
Hard
Palate
Throat
Tonsils
Saliva
Stool
0.264 %
(0.376)
0.977 %
(2.386)
0.533 %
(0.599)
1.430 %
(1.639)
1.345 %
(1.679)
2.943 %
(3.114)
0.004 %
(0.029)
DESCENDANTS
  • Campylobacter avium
  • Campylobacter canadensis
  • Campylobacter cf. lanienae UB 992
  • Campylobacter cf. lanienae UB 994
  • Campylobacter coli
  • Campylobacter concisus
  • Campylobacter corcagiensis
  • Campylobacter cuniculorum
  • Campylobacter curvus
  • Campylobacter faecalis
  • Campylobacter fetus
  • Campylobacter gracilis
  • Campylobacter helveticus
  • Campylobacter hominis
  • Campylobacter hyointestinalis
  • Campylobacter iguaniorum
  • Campylobacter insulaenigrae
  • Campylobacter jejuni
  • Campylobacter jejuni-like bacterium
  • Campylobacter lanienae
  • Campylobacter lari
  • Campylobacter lawrenceae
  • Campylobacter mucosalis
  • Campylobacter mucosalis-like bacterium
  • Campylobacter peloridis
  • Campylobacter rectus
  • Campylobacter showae
  • Campylobacter sp.
  • Campylobacter sp. 10_1_50
  • Campylobacter sp. FOBRC14
  • Campylobacter sp. oral taxon 044
  • Campylobacter sputorum
  • Campylobacter subantarcticus
  • Campylobacter troglodytis
  • Campylobacter upsaliensis
  • Campylobacter ureolyticus
  • Campylobacter volucris
  • environmental samples
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    INTERACTIONS
    Campylobacter enhances growth of
  • Bacteroidales
  • Bacteroides
  • Odoribacter
  • Peptococcaceae

    • Campylobacter inhibits growth of
  • Adlercreutzia
  • Bifidobacterium
  • Blautia
  • Campylobacteraceae
  • Clostridiales Family XIII. Incertae Sedis
  • Clostridiales incertae sedis
  • Clostridium
  • Collinsella
  • Coprococcus
  • Coriobacteriales
  • Dialister
  • Dorea
  • Erysipelotrichaceae
  • Lachnospiraceae
  • Porphyromonas
  • Prevotella
  • Ruminococcaceae
  • Ruminococcus

    • Campylobacter growth inhibited by
  • Acetivibrio
  • Acidaminococcus
  • Adlercreutzia
  • Akkermansia
  • Alcaligenaceae
  • Alistipes
  • Bacteroidales
  • Bacteroides
  • Bifidobacterium
  • Bilophila
  • Blautia
  • Campylobacteraceae
  • Catabacteriaceae
  • Clostridiales
  • Clostridiales Family XIII. Incertae Sedis
  • Clostridiales incertae sedis
  • Clostridium
  • Collinsella
  • Coprococcus
  • Coriobacteriales
  • Desulfovibrio
  • Dialister
  • Dorea
  • Enterobacteriaceae
  • Erysipelotrichaceae
  • Escherichia
  • Eubacterium
  • Faecalibacterium
  • Holdemania
  • Lachnobacterium
  • Lachnospira
  • Lachnospiraceae
  • Odoribacter
  • Oscillospira
  • Oxalobacter
  • Parabacteroides
  • Peptococcaceae
  • Peptoniphilus
  • Phascolarctobacterium
  • Porphyromonadaceae
  • Porphyromonas
  • Prevotella
  • Rikenellaceae
  • Roseburia
  • Rubrivivax
  • Ruminiclostridium
  • Ruminococcaceae
  • Ruminococcus
  • Streptococcus
  • Turicibacter
  • Veillonella
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    METABOLOMICS