Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Campylobacter jejuni
MICROBIOLOGY
- C. jejuni, spiral-shaped bacteria [Fig] well adapted to birds (carriage is asymptomatic).
- Microaerophilic, member of Campylobacteriacae
- Culture is usually performed using selective "CAMP" agar, with the temperature set at normal avian body temperature of 42°C rather than at 37°C.
- Microaerophilic conditions facilitate growth.
- Oxidase positive.
- Stool Gram stain, curved rods suggestive of diagnosis (sensitivity 50-75%)
- Typically only scanty growth is seen on aerobic plates.
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Last updated: January 13, 2023
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul. "Campylobacter Jejuni." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2023. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540074/all/Campylobacter_jejuni.
Auwaerter P. Campylobacter jejuni. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540074/all/Campylobacter_jejuni. Accessed May 16, 2025.
Auwaerter, P. (2023). Campylobacter jejuni. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540074/all/Campylobacter_jejuni
Auwaerter P. Campylobacter Jejuni [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. [cited 2025 May 16]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540074/all/Campylobacter_jejuni.
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