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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2005, p. 585-588, Vol. 43, No. 2
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.2.585-588.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Description of Campylobacter curvus and C. curvus-Like Strains Associated with Sporadic Episodes of Bloody Gastroenteritis and Brainerd's Diarrhea

Sharon L. Abbott,¹ Michael Waddington,^2, David Lindquist,¹ Jim Ware,¹ Wendy Cheung,¹ Janet Ely,¹ and J. Michael Janda^1*

Microbial Diseases Laboratory, California Department of Health Services, Richmond, California,¹ MIDI Labs, Newark, Delaware²

Received 2 August 2004/ Returned for modification 15 September 2004/ Accepted 16 September 2004

Campylobacter curvus is a rarely encountered Campylobacter species in human, animal, and environmental samples. During the course of two investigations, one involving a search for possible bacterial agents causing bloody gastroenteritis and a second concerning a small outbreak of Brainerd's diarrhea in northern California, 20 strains of C. curvus or C. curvus-like organisms were isolated by a microfiltration technique and prolonged incubation. The results suggest that C. curvus may be an underappreciated Campylobacter that may be involved in sporadic and outbreak cases of bloody or chronic diarrhea in humans.

Present address: Accugenix, Newark, DE 19702.

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