The characterisation of Campylobacter sputorum subspecies mucosalis isolated from pigs

A comparison is made between the recognised subspecies of Campylobacter sputorum isolated from humans and cattle and the previously unrecognised catalase negative vibrios isolated from porcine intestinal adenomatosis. The characters of the porcine strains warrant their inclusion within the species Campylobacter sputorum. Differentiation between all three is possible in the laboratory and we propose that, in addition to the recognised subspecies, sputorum and bubulus, the pig strains be accorded subspecies rank and called mucosalis. Other porcine strains characterised as C coli formed a heterogeneous group but could be differentiated from porcine C sputorum strains by their pigment and catalase production, sodium chloride tolerance, antigenic and a number of other characters.