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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Origin and Etymology of campylobacter
New Latin, from Greek kampylos bent + New Latin bacterium; akin to Greek kampē bend — more at gambit
First Known Use: 1964
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campylobacter
playMedical Definition of campylobacter
1 capitalized : 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
2: any bacterium of the genus Campylobacter
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