campylobacter showae campylobacter showae campylobacter showae is a species of campylobacter found in humans. it is gram-negative, straight rod-shaped, motile by means of multiple unipolar flagella. it is asaccharolytic and prefers an anaerobic atmosphere. su a4 (= atcc 51146) is its type strain. its genome has been sequenced. campylobacter showae scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: campylobacterota class: "campylobacteria" order: campylobacterales family: campylobacteraceae genus: campylobacter species: c. showae binomial name campylobacter showaeetoh et al. 1993