Arcobacter anaerophilus
Arcobacter aquimarinus
Arcobacter bivalviorum
Arcobacter butzleri
Arcobacter cibarius
Arcobacter cloacae
Arcobacter cryaerophilus
Arcobacter defluvii
Arcobacter ebronensis
Arcobacter ellisii
Arcobacter halophilus
Arcobacter lanthieri
Arcobacter marinus
Arcobacter molluscorum
Arcobacter mytili
Arcobacter nitrofigilis
Arcobacter skirrowii
Arcobacter suis
Arcobacter thereius
Arcobacter trophiarum
Arcobacter venerupis
Arcobacter is a genus of Gram-negative, spiral-shaped bacteria in the epsilonproteobacteria class. It shows an unusually wide range of habitats, and some species can be human and animal pathogens. Species of the genus Arcobacter are found in both animal and environmental sources, making it unique among the epsilonproteobacteria. This genus currently consists of five species: A. butzleri, A. cryaerophilus, A. skirrowii, A. nitrofigilis, and A. sulfidicus, although several other potential novel species have recently been described from varying environments. Three of these five known species are pathogenic. Members of this genus were first isolated in 1977 from aborted bovine fetuses. They are aerotolerant, Campylobacter-like organisms, previously classified as Campylobacter. The Arcobacter genus, in fact, was created as recently as 1992. Although they are similar to this other genus, Arcobacter species can grow at lower temperatures than Campylobacter, as well as in the air, which Campylobacter cannot.