Strain isolated from the blood of a human patient. Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus 82-40

Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus 82-40. This strain (82-40) was isolated from the blood of a human patient who was having a renal transplant and is the best characterized isolate of this species.. The ratio of bloodstream infection to diarrheal illnesses for C. fetus is nearly 400-fold higher than for C. jejuni, indicating its marked propensity for invasive disease compared to C. jejuni.