Four Arcobacter species have been associated with human disease, and based on current knowledge, these Gram negative bacteria are considered as potential food and waterborne zoonotic pathogens. At present, only the genome of the species Arcobacter butzleri has been analysed, and still little is known about their physiology and genetics. The species Arcobacter thereius has first been isolated fr...

Distinct partitioning has been observed in the composition and diversity of bacterial communities inhabiting the surface and overlying seawater of three coral species infected with black band disease (BBD) on the southern Caribbean island of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. PCR amplification and sequencing of bacterial 16S rRNA genes (rDNA) with universally conserved primers have identified over ...

Twenty Gram-negative, rod-shaped, slightly curved, non-spore-forming bacteria that gave a negative result in Arcobacter species-specific PCR tests but that yielded an amplicon in an Arcobacter genus-specific PCR test were isolated from 13 unrelated broiler carcasses. Numerical analysis of the profiles obtained by SDS-PAGE of whole-cell proteins clustered all isolates in a single group distinct ...

Abstract A suitcase laboratory was used for 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing to assess microbial water quality in the holy Bagmati River, Kathmandu, Nepal. SourceTracker analysis and Volcano plots revealed that communities downstream part of river were mainly contributed by untreated sewage. Seasonal variability sewage microbiome reflected quality. The bacterial genera Acidovorax, Geobacillus Caulo...

| Arcobacter has emerged as one of the leading cause of gastro-enteritis in humans as well as animals, therefore posing a significant public health risk. The most important of the species in associated with human and animal infection is A. butzleri. This is because of the emergence of highly pathogenic and multi-drug resistant Arcobacter strains worldwide. Dogs and cats are considered as a majo...