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campylobacter

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Main Entry: cam·pylo·bac·ter
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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