Table 1 List of reference strains of Arcobacter and other bacterial species used in this study

1

Arcobacter bivalviorum

Shellfish

LMG 26154

2

A. butzleri

Human diarrheic stool

ATCC 49616

3

A. cibarius

Broiler carcasses

LMG 21996

4

A. cryaerophilus

Bovine aborted fetus

NCTC 11885

5

A. defluvii

Sewage

LMG25694

6

A. ellisii

Mussels

LMG 26115

7

A. faecis

Human septic tank

LMG 28519

8

A. halophilus

Hypersaline lagoon

ATCC BAA-1022

9

A. lanthieri

Pig manure

LMG 28516

10

A. marinus

Mix seawater, starfish and seaweed

LMG 25770

11

A. molluscorum

Mussels and oysters

LMG 25693

12

A. mytili

Mussels

LMG 24559

13

A. nitrofigilis

Roots

ATCC 33309

14

A. skirrowii

Lamb feces

ATCC 51322

15

A. thereius

Organs of aborted porcine

LMG 24486

16

A. trophiarum

Feces of fattening pigs

LMG 25534

17

A. venerupis

Shellfish

LMG 26156

18

Aeromonas allosaccharophila 

Diseased elvers

ATCC 51208

19

A. bestiarum

Infected fish

ATCC 51108

20

A. caviae

Epizootic of young guinea pigs

ATCC 15468

21

A. hydrophila

Ditch water

ATCC 13444

22

A. jandaei

Human feces

ATCC 49568

23

A. media

Marine fish

CDC 0435-84

24

A. popoffi

Drinking water production plant

BAA-243

25

A. salmonicida

Freshwater

CDC 0434-84

26

A. schubertii

Skin

ATCC 43700

27

A. sobria

Sludge

ATCC 35994

28

A. trota

Human feces

ATCC 49658

29

A. veronii

Red-leg frog

ATCC 9071

30

A. bv. veronii

Amputation Wound

ATCC 35625

31

Campylobacter jejuni

Human feces

ATCC 33291

32

C. coli

Swine

ATCC 43136

33

C. lari

Human feces

ATCC 43675

34

C. helveticus

Cat

ATCC 51210

35

C. fetus subsp. fetus

Blood

ATCC 15296

36

C. hyointestinalis

Intestine of swine

ATCC 35217

37

Escherichia coli O157:H7

Environmental isolate

-

38

E. coli

Canine

ATCC 35218

39

Pseudomonas shigelloides

Environmental isolate

-

40

Salmonella enterica subsp. arizonae

-

ATC C 13314

41

S. enterica subps. diarizonae

-

ATCC 12325

42

S. enterica subsp. houtenae

-

ATCC 29932