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Campylobacter fetus
	SEM image of C. fetus showing the chracteristic "S-shaped" morphology.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria;
Phylum:	Proteobacteria;
Class:	Epsilon Proteobacteria;
Order:	Campylobacterales;
Family:	Campylobacteraceae;
Genus:	Campylobacter;
Species:	C. fetus;
Binomial name
	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 ^[1]. Like other members of the Campylobacter genus, C. fetus is oxidase-positive.

[edit] 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 thrombophlebitis^[2] . Though rare, C. fetus can lead to fatal septicemia in newborns and immunocompromised individuals^[3] . It is the only Campylobacter species that can give septicemia. Bacteremia can lead to localized infections of the meninges in the brain, the respiratory pleural spaces or lungs, joints^[4] , the pericardial sac around the heart, or the peritoneum.

[edit] References

^ ^a Ryan KJ; Ray CG (editors) (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology (4th ed.). McGraw Hill. ISBN 978-0-8385-8529-0.
^ ^a Perez-Perez GI, Blaser MJ (1996). Campylobacter and Helicobacter. In: Baron's Medical Microbiology (Barron S et al., eds.) (4th ed.). Univ of Texas Medical Branch. (via NCBI Bookshelf) ISBN 978-0-9631172-1-2.
^ ^a Monno 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): 281–5. PMID 15460531.
^ ^a David J; Nasser RM; Goldberg JW; Reed KD; Earll MD. (2005). "Bilateral prosthetic knee infection by Campylobacter fetus.". J Arthroplasty. 20 (3): 401–5. doi:10.1016/j.arth.2004.09.030. PMID 15809962.

[edit] See also

Campylobacteriosis

[0] Ryan KJ; Ray CG (editors) (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology (4th ed.). McGraw Hill. ISBN 978-0-8385-8529-0.

[1] Perez-Perez GI, Blaser MJ (1996). Campylobacter and Helicobacter. In: Baron's Medical Microbiology (Barron S et al., eds.) (4th ed.). Univ of Texas Medical Branch. (via NCBI Bookshelf) ISBN 978-0-9631172-1-2.

[2] Monno 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): 281–5. PMID 15460531.

[3] David J; Nasser RM; Goldberg JW; Reed KD; Earll MD. (2005). "Bilateral prosthetic knee infection by Campylobacter fetus.". J Arthroplasty. 20 (3): 401–5. doi:10.1016/j.arth.2004.09.030. PMID 15809962.

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