Arcobacter

E727683

Arcobacter is a genus of Gram-negative, spiral-shaped bacteria commonly associated with animals and environmental water sources, some species of which can cause gastrointestinal illness in humans.

All labels observed (9)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bacterial genus
taxon
associatedWith animals
environmental water sources
belongsTo Arcobacteraceae
linked to: Arcobacter
canCause abdominal pain in humans
diarrhea in humans
gastrointestinal illness in humans
cellShape curved rod
spiral-shaped
class Campylobacteria
linked to: Campylobacterota
commonSourceOfInfection contaminated drinking water
contaminated poultry meat
detectedBy PCR-based methods
culture methods
domain Bacteria
family Arcobacteraceae
linked to: Arcobacter
firstDescribedBy Bernard J. Vandamme
firstDescribedYear 1991
flagellaType polar flagella
gramStain Gram-negative
habitat animal intestinal tract
cattle
poultry
raw milk
seawater
shellfish
surface water
swine
wastewater
hasClinicalRelevance emerging enteric pathogen
includesSpecies Arcobacter butzleri
linked to: Arcobacter

Arcobacter cibarius
linked to: Arcobacter

Arcobacter cryaerophilus
linked to: Arcobacter

Arcobacter skirrowii
linked to: Arcobacter

Arcobacter thereius
linked to: Arcobacter
kingdom Bacteria
motility motile
order Campylobacterales
oxygenRequirement microaerophilic
pathogenicTo animals
humans
phylum Campylobacterota
previouslyClassifiedAs Campylobacter
taxonRank genus
temperaturePreference mesophilic
transmissionRoute foodborne
waterborne
typeSpecies Arcobacter nitrofigilis
linked to: Arcobacter

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Campylobacterota includesTaxon Arcobacter
Campylobacterota includesTaxon Pseudoarcobacter
linked to: Arcobacter
Arcobacter family Arcobacteraceae
linked to: Arcobacter
Arcobacter typeSpecies Arcobacter nitrofigilis
linked to: Arcobacter
Arcobacter includesSpecies Arcobacter butzleri
linked to: Arcobacter
Arcobacter includesSpecies Arcobacter cryaerophilus
linked to: Arcobacter
Arcobacter includesSpecies Arcobacter skirrowii
linked to: Arcobacter
Arcobacter includesSpecies Arcobacter cibarius
linked to: Arcobacter
Arcobacter includesSpecies Arcobacter thereius
linked to: Arcobacter
Arcobacter belongsTo Arcobacteraceae
linked to: Arcobacter
Proteobacteria includesSpecies Arcobacter butzleri
linked to: Arcobacter
Campylobacterales includesGenus Arcobacter