Clinical relevance of infections with zoonotic and human oral species of Campylobacter
Genus Campylobacter has been recognized as a causative bacterial agent of animal and human diseases. Human Campylobacter infections have caused more concern. Campylobacters can be classified into two groups in terms of their original host: zoonotic and human oral species. The major zoonotic species...
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Published in | The Journal of Microbiology Vol. 54; no. 7; pp. 459 - 467 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article Book Review |
Language | English |
Published |
Seoul
The Microbiological Society of Korea
01.07.2016
Springer Nature B.V 한국미생물학회 |
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Summary: | Genus
Campylobacter
has been recognized as a causative bacterial agent of animal and human diseases. Human
Campylobacter
infections have caused more concern. Campylobacters can be classified into two groups in terms of their original host: zoonotic and human oral species. The major zoonotic species are
Campylobacter jejuni
and
Campylobacter coli
, which mostly reside in the intestines of avian species and are transmitted to humans via consumption of contaminated poultry products, thus causing human gastroenteritis and other diseases as sequelae. The other campylobacters, human oral species, include
C. concisus, C. showae, C. gracilis, C. ureolyticus, C. curvus
, and
C. rectus
. These species are isolated from the oral cavity, natural colonization site, but have potential clinical relevance in the periodontal region to varying extent. Two species,
C. jejuni
and
C. coli
, are believed to be mainly associated with intestinal diseases, but recent studies suggested that oral
Campylobacter
species also play a significant role in intestinal diseases. This review offers an outline of the two
Campylobacter
groups (zoonotic and human oral), their virulence traits, and the associated illnesses including gastroenteritis. |
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ISSN: | 1225-8873 1976-3794 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s12275-016-6254-x |