Table 1 Arcobacter spp. strains used in this study

A. butzleri

LMG 10828^T,¶,Ω, LMG 11118^Ω

Human faeces

W24-2-1, W24-05-1, W07-01-8, W03-03-6, W26-02-2, W03-02-7, W21-05-1, W2105-3, W21-05-7, W24-01-1, W10-01-1

Sea water

SWDS1-3-2

Sewage

F42, F46^Ω, F49, F51

Pork meat

F15, F22, F23, F24, F25

Turkey meat

F44, F47, F52

Chicken meat

F43, F50^Ω, F53

Beef meat

F1, F2, F29, F30, F38, F98-1, SAN600-1,SAN600-6, SAN512-1, SAN547-10, SAN548-8, SAN582-1, SAN582-6

Mussels

T62

Soil

A. trophiarum

LMG 25534^T,¶,Ω, LMG 25535^¶,Ω

Pig faeces

CECT 7650^Ω

Chicken cloacae

A. thereius

LMG 24486^T,¶,Ω, LMG 24487^¶,Ω

Porcine abortion foetus

SW24^Ω

Sewage

F61-1^Ω

Pork meat

F89-4

Mussels

F93-4^Ω

Clams

A. cryaerophilus

LMG 9904^T,¶,Ω, LMG 9871^¶,Ω

Bovine abortion foetus

LMG 9865^¶,Ω, LMG 10241^¶,Ω, LMG 6622, LMG 10229^¶,Ω

Porcine abortion

LMG 7537^¶, LMG 9863^¶,Ω

Ovine abortion foetus

LMG 10829^¶

Human blood

LMG 9861^¶,Ω

Bovine abortion foetus

FE4^Ω, FE5^¶,Ω, FE6^¶,Ω, FE9^¶,Ω, FE11^Ω, FE13^Ω

Chicken cloacal swabs

FE14^Ω

Ovine faeces

MICV1-1^¶,Ω, MICV3-2^¶,Ω

Cow faeces

A. nitrofigilis

CECT 7204^T,¶,Ω, LMG 7547^Ω

Roots of Spartina alterniflora

F39^Ω, F40^¶, F72^Ω

Mussels

A. skirrowii

LMG 6621^T,¶,Ω

Lamb faeces

LMG 9911

Porcine abortion

Houf 989^¶,Ω, Houf 994^Ω

Cow faeces

S7^Ω

Sludge

F94-1^Ω

Clams

F125-1^Ω

Mussels

ArcoE^Ω, ArcoF^Ω

A. cibarius

CECT 7203^T,¶,Ω

Chicken meat

NC81^Ω, NC88^Ω

Piggery effluent

H742, H743^Ω, H745, H746^Ω, H748

Poultry carcasses

A . halophilus

LA31B^T,¶,Ω

Hypersaline lagoon

A . mytili

CECT 7386^T,¶,Ω, CECT 7385^¶,Ω

Mussels

T234^Ω

Brackish water

A . marinus

CECT 7727^T,¶,Ω

Seawater/starfish

A . defluvii

CECT 7697^T,¶,Ω, SW28-7^¶,Ω, SW28-8, SW28-9, SW28-10, SW30-2^¶,Ω, SW30-7, SW30-8

Sewage

MICCC4-2^Ω

Pig faeces

SAN599-9^Ω

Mussels

A . molluscorum

CECT 7696^T,¶,Ω, F91^¶,Ω, F101-1^¶,Ω

Mussels

A . ellisii

F79-6^T,¶,Ω, F79-2^¶,Ω, F79-7^¶,Ω

Mussels

A . bivalviorum

F4^T,¶,Ω, F118-2^¶,Ω, F118-4^¶,Ω

Mussels

A . venerupis

F67-11^T,¶,Ω

Clams

A . suis

F41^T,¶,Ω

Pork meat

A . cloacae

SW28-13^T,¶,Ω

Sewage

F26^¶,Ω

Mussels