campylobacter
noun
cam·pylo·bac·ter ˌkam-pi-lō-ˈbak-tər 
kam-ˌpi-lə-
: any of a genus (Campylobacter) of spirally curved motile gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of which some are pathogenic in domestic animals and humans
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The good news is that people with a campylobacter infection typically recover on their own. 
Yoni Heisler, BGR, 29 Aug. 2021 The campylobacter bacteria can cause campylobacteriosis. Yoni Heisler, BGR, 29 Aug. 2021 And too many people have done so anyway at their peril and ended up sick as a dog from salmonella, Cyclospora, campylobacter, and more. John Mariani, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021 In additional lab experiments, the scientists injected raw chicken breast fillets with a cocktail of campylobacter and salmonella. Joanna Klein, New York Times, 1 May 2020 Raw, unpasteurized milk can harbor germs like listeria, salmonella, campylobacter or cryptosporidium. Rachel Meltzer Warren, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020 The Humane Society said its undercover investigator became ill with campylobacter after contact with Petland’s puppies. Briana Rice, Cincinnati.com, 14 Nov. 2019 Health officials have been working to lower rates of campylobacter, which is the most common cause of food poisoning in the country. Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2019 Digestive illnesses Heat is linked with higher risks for salmonella and campylobacter outbreaks. Emily Holden, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2019 See More
Yoni Heisler, BGR, 29 Aug. 2021 The campylobacter bacteria can cause campylobacteriosis. Yoni Heisler, BGR, 29 Aug. 2021 And too many people have done so anyway at their peril and ended up sick as a dog from salmonella, Cyclospora, campylobacter, and more. John Mariani, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021 In additional lab experiments, the scientists injected raw chicken breast fillets with a cocktail of campylobacter and salmonella. Joanna Klein, New York Times, 1 May 2020 Raw, unpasteurized milk can harbor germs like listeria, salmonella, campylobacter or cryptosporidium. Rachel Meltzer Warren, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020 The Humane Society said its undercover investigator became ill with campylobacter after contact with Petland’s puppies. Briana Rice, Cincinnati.com, 14 Nov. 2019 Health officials have been working to lower rates of campylobacter, which is the most common cause of food poisoning in the country. Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2019 Digestive illnesses Heat is linked with higher risks for salmonella and campylobacter outbreaks. Emily Holden, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek kampylos bent + New Latin bacterium; akin to Greek kampē bend — more at gambit
First Known Use
1964, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
campylobacter
noun
cam·py·lo·bac·ter ˈkam-pə-lō-ˌbak-tər
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