Helicobacter cinaedi is a bacterium in the Helicobacteraceae family, Campylobacterales order. It was formerly known as Campylobacter cinaedi until molecular analysis in 1991 led to a major revision of the Campylobacter genus. H. cinaedi can cause cellulitis and bacteremia in immunocompromised people.
Description
This species has the ability to dart around using a single polar flagella. The cells are spiral rod-shaped.
References
- ^ "Revision of Campylobacter, Helicobacter, and Wolinella taxonomy - emendation of generic descriptions and proposal of Arcobacter gen-nov". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 41 (1): 88–103. 1991. doi:10.1099/00207713-41-1-88. PMID 1704793.
- ^ Kiehlbauch JA, Tauxe RV, Baker CN, Wachsmuth IK. (1994). "Helicobacter cinaedi-associated bacteremia and cellulitis in immunocompromised patients". Annals of Internal Medicine 121 (2): 90–93.
- ^ Garrity, George M.; Brenner, Don J.; Krieg, Noel R.; Staley, James T. (eds.) (2005). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Volume Two: The Proteobacteria, Part C: The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria. New York, New York: Springer. ISBN 978-0-387-24145-6.