Rank: Species
Lineage: Bacteria;delta/epsilon subdivisions;Epsilonproteobacteria;Campylobacterales;Campylobacteraceae;Campylobacter;Campylobacter showae
Description: Campylobacter. Members of this genus are one of the most common causes of bacterial gastroenteritis (campylobacteriosis). Usually the symptoms are abdominal pain, fever, diarrhea, and cramps, but the illness can sometimes be fatal and some infected individuals develop a syndrome (Guillain-Barre) in which the nerves connecting the spinal cord to the brain are damaged. C. jejuni is the main cause of campylobacteriosis, but other species can also cause infection, including C. coli, C. upsaliensis, and C. concisus.Campylobacter showae. Campylobacter showae is a gram-negative, anaerobic/microaerophillic, rod-shaped bacterium isolated from the gingival crevice and uses a multiple unipolar flagella for motility. The bacterium was been associated with periodontitis.
Reference Material:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/?term=Campylobacter%20showae
