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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2002, p. 2601-2605, Vol. 40, No. 7
0095-1137/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.7.2601-2605.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Transmission of Campylobacter hyointestinalis from a Pig to a Human

Gregor Gorkiewicz,1* Gebhard Feierl,2 Rudolf Zechner,1 and Ellen L. Zechner1

Institute of Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Microbiology,,1 Institute of Hygiene, Karl-Franzens University, Graz, Austria2

Received 13 November 2001/ Returned for modification 25 February 2002/ Accepted 12 April 2002

We report on a case of human gastroenteritis caused by the pathogen Campylobacter hyointestinalis. Recurrent watery diarrhea and intermittent vomiting were the most significant symptoms of the previously healthy patient. Whole-cell protein electrophoresis and 16S rRNA gene sequencing were used to identify this Campylobacter species. Investigation of the patient's surroundings led to the recovery of a second C. hyointestinalis strain originating from porcine feces. Subsequent typing of the human and the porcine isolates by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis revealed similar macrorestriction profiles, indicating transmission of this pathogen.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Institute of Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Microbiology, Karl-Franzens University, Graz, Heinrichstr. 31a, A-8010 Graz, Austria. Phone: 43-316-380-1902. Fax: 43-316-380-9016. E-mail: gregor.gorkiewicz{at}uni-graz.at.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2002, p. 2601-2605, Vol. 40, No. 7
0095-1137/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.7.2601-2605.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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