Definition of campylobacter
: 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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One gram of dog poop can contain up to 23 million fecal coliform bacteria, and dog poop is also a common carrier of whipworms, hookworms, roundworms, parvo, coronavirus, giardia, salmonella, cryptosporidium, and campylobacter.
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In many cases, food poisoning is caused by bacteria—such as salmonella, E. coli, or campylobacter—that’s lurking in undercooked meat or contaminated produce.
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The drug-resistant campylobacter infections sickened 113 people from 17 states between Jan. 12, 2016 and Jan. 7, 2018, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Unclean coops can help spread diseases such as salmonella, histoplasmosis and campylobacter infection to humans.
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The campylobacter illnesses began on Sept. 15, 2016, and the most recent case was reported on Sept. 1.
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Twelve of the campylobacter victims are Petland employees from stores in four states.
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Last year ago an outbreak of campylobacter in a suburb of Hastings on the North Island made 3,000 people sick and killed two or three.
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However, eating undercooked or raw chicken can cause food poisoning from bacteria like salmonella and campylobacter - a fact which many Twitter users were quick to point out.
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Origin and Etymology of campylobacter
New Latin, from Greek kampylos bent + New Latin bacterium; akin to Greek kampē bend — more at gambit
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of campylobacter
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: a genus of slender spirally curved rod bacteria of the family Spirillaceae that are gram-negative, microaerophilic, and motile with a characteristic motion resembling a corkscrew, that do not form spores, and that include forms formerly included in the genus Spirillum or Vibrio of which some are pathogenic for domestic animals or humans — see helicobacter
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: any bacterium of the genus Campylobacter
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