Arcobacter are Gram-negative, motile, non-spore forming, rod-shaped
bacteria that are generally 0.2–0.9 mm wide and 0.5–3 mm
long. These bacteria are able to grow under both aerobic and anaerobic
conditions over a wide temperature range (15–42 °C). Optimal growth
occurs under microaerobic conditions (3–10% O2) (Ho et al., 2006).
Some Arcobacter species, which have been shown to be a cause of
infection in both animals and humans in recent years, are considered
to be enteropathogens and zoonotic agents (Collado and Figueras,
2011). Farm animals are significant reservoirs of Arcobacter spp. and
there are studies showing the presence of these bacteria in the intestinal
tracts and fecal samples of different farm animals