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campylobacter

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Main Entry:
cam·pylo·bac·ter 
          Listen to the pronunciation of campylobacter
Pronunciation:
\ˌkam-pi-lō-ˈbak-tər, kam-ˌpi-lə-\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
New Latin, from Greek kampylos bent + New Latin bacterium; akin to Greek kampē bend — more at gambit
Date:
1964
: any of a genus (Campylobacter) of spirally curved motile gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of which some are pathogenic in domestic animals and humans


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