%0 Journal Article %A Bloomfield, Samuel %A Wilkinson, David %A Rogers, Lynn %A Biggs, Patrick %A French, Nigel %A Mohan, Vathsala %A Savoian, Matthew %A Venter, Pierre %A Midwinter, Anne %T Campylobacter novaezeelandiae sp. nov., isolated from birds and water in New Zealand %D 2020 %J International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, %V 70 %N 6 %P 3775-3784 %@ 1466-5034 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.004231 %K Campylobacter %K genomics %K birds %K New Zealand %I Microbiology Society, %X Six isolates of Campylobacter with similar non-standard colonial morphologies were identified during studies isolating Campylobacter from bird faeces and rivers in New Zealand. Genomic (16S rRNA gene sequencing and whole genome analysis) and phenotypic (MALDI-TOF analysis and conventional biochemical tests) showed that the isolates form a monophyletic clade with genetic relationships to Campylobacter coli / Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter peloridis /Campylobacter amoricus. They may be distinguished from other Campylobacter by their MALDI-TOF spectral pattern, their florid α-haemolysis, their ability to grow anaerobically at 37 °C, and on 2 % NaCl nutrient agar, and their lack of hippuricase. This study shows that these isolates represent a novel species within the genus Campylobacter for which the name Campylobacter novaezeelandiae sp. nov. is proposed. The presence of C. novaezeelandiae in water may be a confounder for freshwater microbial risk assessment as they may not be pathogenic for humans. The type strain is B423bT (=NZRM 4741T=ATCC TSD-167T). %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijsem.0.004231