campylobacter

See also: Campylobacter

English

Campylobacter jejuni

Wikispecies

Etymology

From the genus name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kæmˈpaɪləʊˌbæktə(ɹ)/

Noun

campylobacter (plural campylobacters)

1. Any bacteria of the genus Campylobacter; a principal cause of food poisoning.
   • 2023, Oliver Balch, “Animal, Mineral, Pathogen”, in Literary Review, number 520:

     These days, we can see how even small increases in temperature and rainfall around the world often lead to higher rates of disease, whether that’s malaria in Kenya and Ethiopia, Murray Valley encephalitis in southern Australia or campylobacter in Bangladesh.

Derived terms

• campylobacterosis