Shane S M, Montrose M S
Vet Res Commun. 1985 Jul;9(3):167-98. doi: 10.1007/BF02215142.
Campylobacter jejuni, which is now recognized as a discrete species, is a gram negative, microaerophilic, thermophilic, nalidixic acid sensitive, hippurate positive pathogen requiring special selective media for propogation. The organism is widely distributed in avian species, experimental and companion animals and in humans. Mammalian campylobacteriosis is characterized by an enterocolitis of variable severity. The prevalence of the condition is relatively high in young individuals, in underdeveloped countries and in subjects with diarrhea. Food animals, especially poultry, are reservoirs of the organism and infection occurs following consumption of untreated surface water, unpasteurized milk, incompletely cooked meat or other contaminated food products. Close contact with infected immature companion animals is a significant cause of campylobacteriosis in children and direct intrafamilial transmission and occupational infection have been documented. Campylobacteriosis attributable to C. jejuni is a condition of emerging significance which arises principally from deficiencies in hygiene inherent in the environment and in the food chain which extends from domestic animals to the consumer.
空肠弯曲菌，现在被认为是一个独立的物种，是一种革兰氏阴性、微需氧、嗜热、对萘啶酸敏感、马尿酸盐阳性的病原体，需要特殊的选择性培养基来繁殖。该菌广泛分布于鸟类、实验动物和伴侣动物以及人类中。哺乳动物弯曲菌病的特征是程度不一的小肠结肠炎。这种疾病在年轻人、不发达国家以及腹泻患者中的患病率相对较高。食用动物，尤其是家禽，是该菌的储存宿主，感染是在饮用未经处理的地表水、未巴氏消毒的牛奶、未煮熟的肉类或其他受污染的食品后发生的。与受感染的未成年伴侣动物密切接触是儿童弯曲菌病的一个重要原因，并且已经有家庭内直接传播和职业感染的记录。由空肠弯曲菌引起的弯曲菌病是一种具有日益重要意义的疾病，主要源于环境以及从家畜到消费者的食物链中固有的卫生缺陷。
