Serotype O:19 isolated from patient with acute motor axonal neuropathy. Campylobacter jejuni subsp. jejuni HB93-13

Campylobacter jejuni subsp. jejuni HB93-13. This strain (HB93-13; serotype O:19) was isolated from the feces of an 8-year-old boy in China that was diagnosed with the acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN) form of GBS (Guillain-Barre syndrome). It is of Penner serotype O:19, which is overrepresented among GBS-associated serotypes in certain parts of the world. It has been shown to express the GM1 and GD1a ganglioside-like structures.