Publications

campylobacter enteritis.		1979	495094
campylobacter jejuni in a male homosexual.		1979	509193
acute colitis and bacteremia due to campylobacter fetus.	an acute febrile illness with dysentery and colitis developed in a 26-year-old man following a wilderness outing. campylobacter fetus ssp. jejuni was subsequently grown on blood cultures drawn during the acute illness and 9 days later when the patient was asymptomatic. proctosigmoidoscopic and histopathologic evidence of acute colitis was present on admission and resolved on follow-up examination. campylobacter fetus spp. jejuni infection should be considered in the etiology of acute infectious ...	1979	510097
campylobacter--a recently recognised cause of enteritis.		1979	511495
thermophilic campylobacter-associated diarrhoea in rio de janeiro.	thermophilic campylobacter is reported as the agent associated with chronic and acute diarrhoea in rio de janeiro. nine strains were isolated from 186 children with gastroenteritis. to our knowledge this is the first report of human campylobacteriosis in latin-america.	1979	515472
symposium on the spondylarthritides. spondylarthritis and the post-infectious syndromes.		1979	515626
campylobacter mastitis.		1979	516332
[antigenic properties of the flagella of the causative agents of vibriosis].		1979	516414
campylobacter fetus gastroenteritis.		1979	516695
campylobacter enterocolitis.		1979	517905
campylobacter ileocolitis: an inflammatory bowel disease.		1979	519563
campylobacter colitis.	a patient is described in whom a campylobacter enteritis closely resembled ulcerative colitis on clinical, sigmoidoscopic, and histological grounds. selective stool culture techniques may be necessary to differentiate campylobacter colitis from ulcerative colitis proper.	1979	521500
acute diarrhoea: campylobacter colitis and the role of rectal biopsy.	campylobacter spp. were the organisms isolated most frequently from 29 consecutive patients admitted with acute diarrhoea to an infectious disease unit. rectal biopsies taken from 21 of the patients were abnormal in all but four, and in the patients with campylobacter infection there was a characteristic proctocolitis in each case. the histopathology was similar to that described for salmonella and shigella infections but clearly different from typical ulcerative colitis and crohn's disease. the ...	1979	521501
designation of aerotolerant campylobacter-like organisms from porcine and bovine abortions to the genus campylobacter.	unusual helically-curved bacteria isolated from porcine and bovine abortions measured 1.8 microns long and 0.4 microns wide, failed to produce poly beta-hydroxybutyric acid granules and had dna base compositions within the span 29--34 moles per cent. from this evidence, it was concluded that these organisms are members of the genus campylobacter.	1979	523802
two cases of campylobacter fetus septicemia.		1979	524921
[the occurrence of campylobacter in swine (author's transl)].		1979	530820
campylobacter, dogs and human enteritis.		1979	532053
campylobacter enteritis.		1979	536358
bacteraemia and pericarditis from campylobacter infection.		1979	540090
a note on the isolation of spiral-shaped bacteria from the caecum of mice.		1979	541307
campylobacter infections in normal and diarrhoeic dogs.		1979	552742
microaerophily.	objections to previous definitions of "anaerobiosis" and "micro-aerophily" are discussed, and a new definition of "micro-aerophily" is proposed. a survey of physiological characteristics of the micro-aerophilic bacterium campylobacter sputorum spp. bubulus is given, and the concept of "micro-aerophily" is illustrated by the results of a study on the oxygen metabolism and oxygen sensitivity of this bacterium.	1979	552812
enteritis and septicaemia due to campylobacter jejuni.		1979	554396
campylobacter enteritis in spain.		1979	555081
campylobacter enteritis-an in-patient study.	during the first eight months of 1978, 26 patients were admitted to the communicable diseases unit at king's cross hospital, dundee with a diagnosis of campylobacter enteritis. the variety of clinical features encountered is described. although diarrhoea occurred in all cases, it was preceded or accompanied by abdominal pain in the majority of cases and by fever in over half of the patients. the article emphasises the need to consider campylobacter infection in patients presenting with bloody di ...	1979	555817
the effect of the nitroimidazole drug dimetridazole on microaerophilic campylobacters.	dimetridazole, a nitroimidazole drug reported to act only on obligately anaerobic micro-organisms, is widely used for the prevention and treatment of swine dysentery. forty-four strains of the microaerophilic bacterium campylobacter coli isolated from either healthy or diseased pigs, and a strain of campylobacter fetus, were all sensitive to dimetridazole. the sensitivities (minimal inhibitory concentration less than 10 microng per ml) were similar to those of anaerobic bacteria. dimetridazole i ...	1977	558335
campylobacter enteritis.		1977	560236
central nervous system infection by vibrio fetus.	in a 50-year-old cook, partial motor seizures and signs of dominant hemisphere dysfunction developed after a brief nonspecific febrile illness. pleocytosis was seen in the cerebrospinal fluid and findings on cerebral angiography and isotope brain scan suggested a subdural collection. surgical exploration showed only thickening and inflammation of the dura. cultures of this tissue and of the patient's blood were positive for vibrio fetus, an organism common in sheep and cattle, but seen rarely in ...	1978	567769
campylobacter fetus infection in human subjects: association with raw milk.	within a three week period, four cases of campylobacter fetus infection were identified in a hospital in los angeles county. three of the four patients had drunk large quantities of an identical brand of commercially available certified raw milk. campylobacter fetus subspecies jejuni was isolated from the blood of these three patients. the fourth patient, who did not drink raw milk, had campylobacter fetus subspecies intestinalis isolated from his blood. a telephone survey comparing cases and co ...	1979	571676
campylobacter enteritis associated with unpasteurized milk.	campylobacter fetus ss. jejuni has recently been recognized as a human enteric pathogen. laboratory isolation has been hindered by its fastidious nature. methods for recovery of this organism from stool culture and a specific serologic test are described. an outbreak is reported in which three members of the same family became simultaneously ill with fever, severe abdominal cramps and diarrhea. c. fetus ss. jejuni was recovered from stool specimens from all three. a fourfold increase in serum im ...	1979	573969
an explosive outbreak of campylobacter enteritis in soldiers.		1979	576030
campylobachter fetus infection in a patient with hodgkin's disease.		1977	578532
genital tropism and coital transmission of campylobacter fetus subspecies intestinalis.		1979	581656
campylobacter fetus sepsis with mycotic aortic aneurysm.	campylobacter fetus is a fastidious, curved, gram-negative bacillus that has been increasingly associated with human disease. to our knowledge, we are reporting the first documented case of c fetus sepsis associated with an aortic mycotic aneurysm. typical of previously reported cases of infections caused by this organism, this case involved a debilitated patient who was seen initially with a subacute febrile illness associated with bacteremia, but who died suddenly when the unsuspected aneurysm ...	1979	581840
passive transmission of campylobacter fetus by immunised bulls.	two groups of 24 heifers were mated with 3 immunised and 3 susceptible bulls respectively. six heifers in each group were infected artificially with campylobacter fetus sub-sp. fetus biotype venerealis. among susceptible heifers mated with immunised bulls, 13/18 became pregnant and 5/18 yielded evidence of infection with c. fetus. among susceptible heifers mated with susceptible bulls, 7/18 became pregnant and 10/18 yielded evidence of infection. c. fetus was isolated on one occasion from an imm ...	1978	582385
bovine venereal campylobacteriosis (vibriosis) in north east scotland.	since january 1978 four outbreaks of bovine venereal campylobacteriosis, associated with campylobacter fetus subspp fetus, have been investigated. the herds demonstrated a variety of presenting signs, and the outbreaks were confirmed by vaginal mucus agglutination tests and isolation of c fetus subspp fetus. a greater recovery of c fetus was achieved by reducing the oxygen tension in the atmosphere used for incubation to a greater extent than usual. bradford's brucella agar was found to be a sui ...	1979	583185
campylobacter enteritis.		1977	589096
campylobacter fetus (vibrio fetus) infection in dairy herds in south-west scotland.	infertility and abortion caused by campylobacter fetus is described in a series of 12 herds in south west scotland during the period may 1974 to december 1976. herd studies show that 44 bulls were involved and that there were 34 bull and 18 cow movements for breeding purposes. the need to include c fetus infection in the differential diagnosis of herd infertility is emphasised.	1977	595301
[occurrence and pathogenicity of glycine-positive strains of campylobacter (vibrio) fetus serotype 0 1].		1977	595981
the effect of different dissolved oxygen tensions on growth and enzyme activities of campylobacter sputorum subspecies bubulus.	campylobacter sputorum subspecies bubulus was grown in batch cultures in which the dissolved oxygen tension (d.o.t) was maintained at various constant levels. at a range of d.o.t. from 0.002 to 0.05 atm, which allowed good growth (mean generation time approximately 1.5 h), l-lactate was preferentially consumed before d-lactate. l-lactate oxidation was accompanied by equimolar acetate production during exponential growth. a value for yl-lactate (g dry weight bacteria per mol l-lactate) of 54 was ...	1977	599328
comparison of campylobacter sputorum subspecies mucosalis strains in pia and phe.		1977	601990
the surface antigens of campylobacter sputorum subspecies mucosalis.	campylobacter sputorum subsp mucosalis is the vibrio associated with a group of porcine enteropathies in which it is believed the primary lesion is that of adenomatosis. the surface antigens of mucosalis were investigated and individual factor sera were produced; these were used to examine a range of field strains from adenomatosis, necrotic enteritis, regional ileitis and proliferative haemorrhagic enteropathy. neither these not sequential isolants from the same farm showed any distinctive anti ...	1977	605305
a dual vaccine for the immunisation of cattle against vibriosis.	single subcutaneous injections of a mineral oil adjuvant vaccine containing 20 mg dry weight of campylobacter fetus subsp fetus biotype venerealis cells and 20 mg dry weight of c. fetus subsp fetus biotype intermedius cells per 5 mil dose protected 2- and 3-year-old heifers and 3- and 4-year-old cows against genital infection with either organism.	1977	612316
bovine vibriosis vaccination: immunity conferred by a single biotype.	an adjuvant vaccine was prepared from an australian isolate of campy-lobacter fetus subsp fetus biotype intermedius and injected into 23 virgin guernsey heifers. ten nonvaccinated animals served as controls. when challenged by the intravaginal route with a culture of either the homologous strain or biotype venerealis, weekly swabs from the anterior vagina continued to yield either biotype in 8 of 10 nonvaccinates at 6 weeks as compared with 3 of 23 vaccinates. serology in vaccinated heifers and ...	1977	612317
comparison of three sampling methods for the diagnosis of genital vibriosis in the bull.	three different methods of collecting preputial material for bacteriological examination were compared using 3 bulls infected with campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus. the first method utilised a specially designed instrument to scrape the preputial and penile mucosa, int he second method plastic pipettes were used to aspirate material and the third method involved washing the preputial cavity with sterile peptone water. bacteriological examination of the samples showed conclusively that scraping w ...	1977	612318
campylobacter enteritis in sweden.		1978	620327
pregnant guinea pig model for testing efficacy of campylobacter fetus vaccines.		1978	629433
campylobacter infections in britain 1977.		1978	647292
improved media for growth and aerotolerance of campylobacter fetus.	the microaerophilic nature of campylobacter fetus has complicated its recovery from human and animal sources. in this study, modifications of brucella agar and broth were tested for enhancement of growth and aerotolerance of 64 strains of c. fetus, representing each subspecies. brucella agar supplemented with 0.025% each feso4 7h2o, sodium metabisulfite, and sodium pyruvate, supported growth of 98, 77, and 63% of the strains at 6% o2, 17% o2, and 21% o2, respectively. unsupplemented brucella aga ...	1978	670386
the serological response of sheep to a trivalent campylobacter (vibrio) fetus var intestinalis vaccine.		1978	676003
l-aspartate fermentation by a free-living campylobacter species.	in the fermentation of l-aspartate by a free-living campylobacter spec., the products formed were acetate, succinate, carbon dioxide and ammonia. the oxidative part of the fermentation pathway yielded acetate, succinate, carbon dioxide and ammonia, and the reductive part gave rise to the formation of succinate and ammonia. when grown anaerobically with aspartate, cells contained cytochromes b and c as well as menaquinone. reduced cytochrome b, but not reduced cytochrome c could be reoxidized by ...	1978	678010
isolation of campylobacter fetus from bulls.		1978	687292
the need of campylobacter subspecies identification.		1978	688142
[campylobacteria--a new group of bacteria causing enteritis].		1978	688930
shepherd's scours and ovine camphylobacter abortion--a "new" zoonosis?		1978	695259
gram-negative endocarditis caused by campylobacter fetus.	campylobacter fetus is a rare cause of endocarditis that is difficult to diagnose because of the fastidiousness of the organism. the source of infection is unknown and it may involve a normal or previously damaged aortic valve. the onset is insidious, and if there is a prior history of recent onset of fever, thrombophlebitis, and diarrhea, infection caused by this organism should be considered. echocardiography may be useful. the organism is sensitive to a variety of antibiotics, including the c ...	1978	705408
[campylobacter infections, a zoonoisis?].		1978	705759
campylobacteriosis in man: pathogenic mechanisms and review of 91 bloodstream infections.	five patients with campylobacter fetus(previously called "vibrio fetus") bacteremia are presented with enteric symptoms in four patients, a self-limited course in three, and with possible nosocomial infection in one patient who had disseminated malignancy. the clinical syndromes of 91 bacteremic patients with campylobacteriosis and c. fetus taxonomy and pathogenicity are reviewed. studies of potential pathogenic mechanisms in enteric infections failed to reveal the production of either heat-stab ...	1978	707518
effect of interval between booster vaccination and time of breeding on protection against campylobacteriosis (vibriosis) in cattle.	thirteen heifers (group a) given a booster vaccination with campylobacter fetus 4 1/2 months before breeding to bulls infected with the homologous strain had a pregnancy rate of 54%, compared with a pregnancy rate of 92% for 12 heifers (group b) given a booster vaccination 10 days before the 63-day breeding period began. none of 7 nonvaccinated heifers became pregnant, and all remained infected for at least 136 days. all three groups of heifers were bred by the same infected bulls. nine of the h ...	1978	711587
evaluation of a transport medium for campylobacter (vibrio) fetus.	a quantitative assessment was performed on a serum enrichment medium for campylobacter (vibrio) fetus, to test its effectiveness as a transport medium. abundant yields of c fetus were obtained with an inoculum size of 10(4), even after keeping the medium in air at 22 to 23 c for 4 days prior to incubation at 37 c under microaerophilic conditions. the organism could be isolated from the medium kept in air at 22 to 23 c for at least 2 days, with an inoculum as small as 100 organisms. it was conclu ...	1978	711588
elimination of genital vibriosis in female cattle by systemic immunization with killed cells or cell-free extracts of campylobacter fetus.		1978	712110
susceptibility of campylobacter fetus subsp. jejuni to twenty-nine antimicrobial agents.	the activity of 29 antimicrobial agents was tested against 95 strains of campylobacter fetus subsp. jejuni isolated from human stools. furazolidone and gentamycin were the most active agents. the tetracyclines, erythromycin, and chloramphenicol were very active against most of the strains, but with each antibiotic a few resistant strains were found. the penicillins were relatively inactive, and the cephalosporins tested were only active against occasional strains.	1978	718153
utilization of hydrogen and formate by campylobacter spec. under aerobic and anaerobic conditions.	a free-living aspartate-fermenting campylobacter spec. was shown to utilize hydrogen produced in mixed culture by clostridium cochlearium from glutamate. resting cells of campylobacter were shown to reduce aspartate, fumarate and malate as well as nitrate, nitrite, hydroxylamine, sulphite, thiosulphate and elemental sulphur with molecular hydrogen. growth of campylobacter spec. was demonstrated with formate as electron donor and nitrate, thiosulphate, elemental sulphur or oxygen as electron acce ...	1978	718373
[campylobacter causing enteritis].		1978	723365
microcapsule of campylobacter fetus: chemical and physical characterization.	the antiphagocytic antigen (antigen [a]) comprising the microcapsule of a strain of campylobacter fetus subsp. intestinalis has been purified from culture supernatants by ammonium sulfate fractionation and free-flow electrophoresis. antigen [a] is a glycoprotein containing about 4% carbohydrate consisting of hexose, pentose, and methylpentose. the composition of the protein was typical of bacterial extramural structural proteins in its low content of basic, aromatic, and sulfur-containing amino ...	1978	730387
campylobacter enteritis in south australia.	campylobacter jejuni was isolated on coproculture from 13 of 224 patients with suspected infectious diarrhoea whose faecal specimens were examined during a three-month period. these organisms were not isolated from 530 specimens received from asymptomatic and healthy individuals. diarrhoea and cramping abdominal pain generally lasting two to three days were the major symptoms, though occasional patients had a more prolonged illness. ingestion of campylobacter resulted in enteric infection with i ...	1978	732725
campylobacter.		1978	732731
campylobacters isolated from hospital patients.		1978	732738
isolation of campylobacter fetus subspecies jejuni.		1978	732739
campylobacter enteritis.		1978	734543
campylobacter infections. first reports from red cross war memorial children's hospital, cape town.	we report 10 cases of campylobacter fetus infection, isolated during a 7-month period, which were all sensitive to erythromycin. the aetiology and epidemiology are discussed.	1978	734547
swine dysentery: a perspective.		1978	735944
infection of humans with campylobacter fetus.		1978	737615
attempts to transmit campylobacter enteritis to dogs and cats.		1978	743665
the biochemical characteristics of campylobacter-like organisms from cattle and pigs.	examination of catalase-positive campylobacter-like organisms from cattle and pig abortions, indicated the existence of two distinct biochemical groups. the group 1 strains, predominantly of intestinal origin, were identified as c fetus subspecies intestinalis whereas the group 2 strains appeared similar but not identical to c fetus subspecies venerealis. this second group of organisms was recovered from fetal and placental tissue of animals which aborted, however, the majority of strains were i ...	1978	749088
[diarrhea caused by the campylobacter strain].		1978	754263
reactive arthritis associated with campylobacter jejuni enteritis.		1979	761021
campylobacter fetus infection in children.		1979	762641
[type differentiation of v. fetus and v. bubulus by using fluorescent antisera].	obtained were type-specific fluorescent vibrionic antisera for the laboratory identification of vibrio fetus strains. they produced positive fluorescence only with the homologous strains, and did not react with the heterologous strains. this showed that the sera were strongly specific. their use is suggested for the differentiation typing of the vibrio strains.	1975	766378
spontaneous peritonitis of cirrhosis due to campylobacter fetus.	an unusual case of spontaneous peritonitis of cirrhosis associated with campylobacter fetus is reported. this microaerophilic gram-negative bacillus has been increasingly associated with human disease recently, particularly in patients with cirrhosis. the infection is characteristically relapsing in nature and requires protracted antimicrobial therapy.	1976	780182
wild bank voles (clethrionomys glariolus) are possibly a natural reservoir of campylobacters (microaerophilic vibrios).		1976	787803
[isolation of campylobacter fetus in two herds of sheep in sweden (author's transl)].	in two herds of sheep with numerous abortions campylobacter fetus subspecies intestinalis was isolated from fetuses, fetal membranes, and faecal specimens. in herd a, with good hygiene, 12 ewes out of 250 aborted. in herd b, with poor hygiene, 54 out of 171 ewes aborted and 14 of them died; for a further 9 ewes the lambs died postnatally. the clinical course in both herds shows that proper supervision and possibilities of prompt isolation of aborting ewes can substantially reduce the spread of i ...	1976	790309
flagellar ultrastructure and flagella-associated antigens of campylobacter fetus.	ultrastructural examinations of the flagellum of compylobacter (vibrio) fetus were performed throughout the growth cycle. filament diameters, exceeding 17.6 nm during the exponential phase, were substantially greater than those reported for unsheathed flagella of other genera with the exception of pseudomonas fluorescens. filament diameters increased during growth, reaching a mean width of 21.2 nm in middle to late stationary phase. internal flagellar structure, principally of the parallel lined ...	1975	804471
in-vitro effect of edta-tris-lysozyme solutions on selected pathogenic bacteria.	the in-vitro effect of edta-tris-lysozyme solution on 16 pathogenic bacteria of medical or veterinary importance was determined. marked decreases in bacterial count occurred with pseudomonas aeruginosa, escherichia coli, moraxella osloensis and campylobacter fetus, and smaller decreses with salmonella typhimurium, shigella boydii, aeromonas hydrophila, proteus mirabilis, listeria monocytogenes and erysipelothrix insidiosa. the test solution had no effect on klebsiella ozaenae, brucella canis, co ...	1975	805241
infections associated with ovine perinatal mortality in victoria.	the occurrence of infections associated with perinatal mortality was investigated. in 1970, carcasses from 94 flocks distributed throughout victoria were examined by microbiological and histopathological techniques. carcasses from 4 of the same flocks were similarly examined in 1971. widespread occurrence of listeria monocytogenes and campylobacter fetus was demonstrated with l. monocytogenes being recognised in 25% of the flocks examined. no other bacterial pathogens commonly associated with ov ...	1975	809028
major outer membrane protein of campylobacter fetus: physical and immunological characterization.	the outer membrane proteins of campylobacter fetus have been isolated by extraction of cell envelopes both in triton x-100 and ethylenediaminetetraacetate (edta) and in sodium dodecyl sulfate (sds). each method yielded a major protein component, which migrated identically in sds-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (sds-page) and proved comparable in electrophoretic and molecular weight characteristics to the analagous protein from escherichia coli. in addition, the surface of sds-extracted c. fet ...	1976	819374
antibody-mediated immobilization of campylobacter fetus: inhibition by a somatic antigen.	immobilization tests were conducted on a wild-type strain of campylobacter fetus subsp. intestinalis and on a mutant lacking an antiphagocytic cell surface component. highly effective immobilization of the mutant, both as single cells and clumps of cells, was produced with an antiserum containing antibodies specific for the flagellar hook and filament and for the o antigen. damage to flagellar hooks after reaction with this antiserum was observed only with cells of the mutant. single-cell immob ...	1976	819375
hydrogen-dependent organisms from the human gingival crevice resembling vibrio succinogenes.	twenty-eight strains of microaerophilic, motile, slightly curved gram-negative rods isolated from the gingival crevice of patients with gingivitis were studied. they seemed similar to vibrio sputorum, though eleven strains differed in minor characters from bergey's description under the new name campylobacter sputorum, subspecies sputorum. the oral strains studied appeared to be closely related to several species of the genus campylobacter and to vibrio succinogenes. the oral strains were able t ...	1976	821391
campylobacter fetus associated with pulmonary abscess and empyema.	an unusual case of community-acquired necrotizing aspiration pneumonia with pulmonary abscess and empyema associated with campylobacter fetus (formerly vibrio fetus) in mixed culture is reported. this microaerophilic gram-negative curved bacillus has been increasingly associated with human disease. unlike most pathogens associated with community-acquired aspiration pneumonia, this organism is usually resistant to penicillin. infection associated with this organism is characteristically relapsing ...	1977	830489
experimental reproduction of porcine intestinal adenomatosis and necrotic enteritis.		1977	835202
nature of campylobacter fetus agglutinins in vaginal mucus from experimentally infected heifers.		1977	837209
septicemia due to campylobacter fetus in a newborn infant with gastroenteritis.		1977	842576
"ono" syndrome.		1977	847874
reiter's syndrome associated with champylobacter fetus infection.		1977	848807
[digestive origin of campylobacter septicemias].	whilst the animal origin fo human campylobacteriosis is generally accepted, its epidemiology remains ill understood. animal contact prior to a campylobacter septicaemia is only rarely found. the frequent occurrence of episodes of diarrhoea immediately prior to the onset has led to a suspicion of a digestive portal of entry. our aim is to provide incontrovertible proof of this hypothesis, reporting the results of systematic stool examinations for campylobacter in the stools as well as 5 new cases ...	1977	850616
campylobacter enteritis: a "new" disease.	by selective culture campylobacters (c jejuni and c coli) were isolated from the faeces of 57 (7-1%) out of 803 unselected patients with diarrhoea; none were isolated from 194 people who had not got diarrhoea. specific agglutinins were found in the sera of 31 out of 38 patients with campylobacter enteritis and 10 of them had a rising titre. half the patients were aged 15 to 44 years, but the incidence was highest in young children. all the patients with campylobacters had a distinctive clinical ...	1977	871765
campylobacter enteritis.		1977	871884
campylobacter fetus septicemia with concurrent salpingitis.	campylobacter fetus was isolated from the blood of a nonpregnant young woman who had a clinical diagnosis of salpingitis. a description of the isolate of c. fetus is given. an increasing awareness of human infections and capability of growing this microaerophilic organism should contribute to our understanding of the incidence and virulence of this bacterium.	1977	886009
campylobacter enteritis.		1977	890434
campylobacter fetus septicemia and hepatitis in a child with agammaglobulinemia.		1977	894415