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Campylobacter showae (HMT-763)
Bacteria;Pseudomonadota;Epsilonproteobacteria;Campylobacterales;Campylobacteraceae;Campylobacter showae

Taxon Description: Campylobacter showae is a common member of the human oral microbiome.
Classification:
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Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Epsilonproteobacteria
Order: Campylobacterales
Family: Campylobacteraceae
Genus: Campylobacter
Species:showae
Bacterial Name: Campylobacter showae
Naming Status: Named
Cultivation Status: Cultivated
Body Site (or Source): (in beta) Primary: Oral (Abundance: Medium)
Reference(s):
    https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-micro-090817-062503
Type/Reference Strain:
Former Names or Synonyms:
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Wolinella curva ss intermedium[5]
Wolinella X[3]
16S rRNA Reference Sequences: RefSeq-ID(s)      [View Taxon in RefSeq Tree]
HMT-763_16S005849 Show Sequence
HMT-763_16S005853 Show Sequence
HMT-763_16S005854 Show Sequence
HMT-763_16S005886 Show Sequence
HMT-763_16S005890 Show Sequence
HMT-763_16S005893 Show Sequence

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Pangenome(s): No Pangenome Assembly Available yet.
Microbial Ecology
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Proteomics:
NCBI Taxon ID: 204 [Link to NCBI]
LPSN.dsmz.de: https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/Campylobacter-showae
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Number of
Genome Sequences:		 12 See List
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Disease Associations: Campylobacter showae is part of Socransky's Orange Complex of organisms which are associated with periodontal disease [2].
Prevalence and Source: We find that C. showae is more common in our periodontal clone libraries than C. rectus. Prior to the recognition that the species C. showae is distinct from C. rectus in 1993 [1] isolates of either species would have been called C. rectus.
Phenotypic Characteristics: Gram-negative motile straight rods. Cells are 0.5 to 0.8 um wide and 2 to 5 um long with round ends and two to five unipolar flagella. The flagella are unsheathed. In general C. showae strains are catalase positive while C. rectus strains are catalase negative. The G + C content of the DNA is 44-46%.
Cultivability: Grows best on media containing formate and fumarate. Will grow anaerobically in 80% N2 10% CO2 10% H2 or in a jar under microaerophilic conditions provided by a hydrogen and carbon dioxide generator such as GasPack.
References:
[1] Etoh Y, Takahashi M, Yamamoto A. Wolinella curva subsp. intermediu subs. nov.: isolated from human gingival crevice. J Showa Univ Dent Soc. 1988 8:162-165
[2] Socransky SS, Haffajee AD, Cugini MA, Smith C, Kent RL Jr. Microbial complexes in subgingival plaque. J Clin Periodontol. 1998 Feb;25(2):134-44
[3] Macuch PJ, Tanner AC. Campylobacter species in health, gingivitis, and periodontitis. J Dent Res. 2000 Feb;79(2):785-92
[4] Haffajee AD, Uzel NG, Arguello EI, Torresyap G, Guerrero DM, Socransky SS. Clinical and microbiological changes associated with the use of combined antimicrobial therapies to treat 'refractory' periodontitis. J Clin Periodontol. 2004 Oct;31(10):869-77
[5] Etoh Y, Dewhirst FE, Paster BJ, Yamamoto A, Goto N. Campylobacter showae sp. nov., isolated from the human oral cavity. Int J Syst Bacteriol. 1993 Oct;43(4):631-9