Volume 64, no. 10, p. 3998–4006, 1998. p. 4000, Table 1, line 1: “Canine gastric mucosa” should read “Cheetah gastric mucosa.”
Line 6: “c*, d, e, f” should read “c*, e, f.”
Line 23: “c*, e, f” should read “c*, d, e, f.”
Line 57: “Aborted sheep fetus” should read “Human diarrhea.”
Page 4003, Table 3: Table 3 should read as shown below.
TABLE 3.
Differential phenotypic characteristics of H. bizzozeronii, H. felis, H. salomonis, and “F. rappini”-like strains examined
| Characteristica | % of strains of indicated species positive for the characteristic
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. bizzozeronii (n = 10) | H. felis (n = 16) | H. salomonis (n = 6) | “F. rappini”-like (n = 2) | |
| Cell morphology | ||||
| Tightly coiled spiral | 80 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
| Loosely coiled spiral | 30 | 25 | 17 | 100 |
| Vibrioid/coccoid forms | 20 | 44 | 83 | 0 |
| Oxidase | 90 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Urease | 70 | 100 | 100 | 50 |
| Alkaline phosphatase | 50 | 62.5 | 50 | 100 |
| Indoxyl acetate hydrolysis | 20 | 25 | 17 | 0 |
| TTC reduction | 0 | 19 | 0 | 100 |
| Anaerobic growth on BA | 30 | 56 | 67 | 100 |
| Anaerobic growth on TMAO | 0 | 25 | 33 | 100 |
| Growth at 37°C | 90 | 100 | 67 | 100 |
| Growth at 42°C | 60 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Growth on: | ||||
| Potato starch medium | 0 | 6 | 17 | 100 |
| Lecithin medium | 0 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tolerance to: | ||||
| 1, 1.5, and 2% bile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 1% glycine | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.04% TTC | 0 | 19 | 0 | 100 |
| Nalidixic acid, 32 mg/liter | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Cephalothin, 32 mg/liter | 10 | 19 | 50 | 100 |
| Metronidazole, 4 mg/liter | 0 | 12.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Carbenicillin, 32 mg/liter | 10 | 19 | 33 | 0 |
| Cefoperazone, 64 mg/liter | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 5-Fluorouracil, 100 mg/liter | 80 | 75 | 17 | 100 |
| 0.05% sodium fluoride | 20 | 31 | 33 | 0 |
a
BA, blood agar; TMAO, trimethylamine N-oxide medium; TTC, triphenyl tetrazolium chloride.