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Campylobacter fetus subspecies fetus (view source)
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[[File:campylo.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''Campylobacter fetus'' Janice Carr 2004, wikimedia commons]]
[[File:campylo.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''Campylobacter fetus'' Janice Carr 2004, wikimedia commons]]
''Campylobacter fetus'' is a species belonging to the genus [[Campylobacter species- Overview|''Campylobacter'']].
''Campylobacter fetus'', has the subspecies ''fetus'' and ''venerealis'', belonging to the genus [[Campylobacter species- Overview|''Campylobacter'']].
''C.fetus'' can cause sporadic abortion in cows and sheep and is the cause of 10% of ovine abortions in the UK.
''C.fetus'' can cause sporadic abortion in cows and sheep and is the cause of 10% of ovine abortions in the UK.
The bacteria is an enteric organism of sheep, goats and cattle and is spread by faecal-oral transmission. The ingestion of ''C.fetus'' during last trimester of pregnancy causes a bacteraemia.
The bacteria is an enteric organism of sheep, goats and cattle and is spread by faecal-oral transmission. The ingestion of ''C.fetus'' during last trimester of pregnancy causes a bacteraemia.