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campylobacter

/kæmˈpaɪləʊˌbæktə(ɹ)/

campylobacter noun: any bacteria of the genus Campylobacter; a principal cause of food poisoning.

campylobacter: any bacteria of the genus Campylobacter; a principal cause of food poisoning
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Noun

campylobacter (plural campylobacters)

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

Forms of campylobacter

pluralcampylobacters

Origin of campylobacter

From the genus name.

Words formed from campylobacter

Questions about campylobacter

What does campylobacter mean?
Campylobacter means any bacteria of the genus Campylobacter; a principal cause of food poisoning.
What part of speech is campylobacter?
Campylobacter is a noun.
How do you pronounce campylobacter?
Campylobacter is pronounced /kæmˈpaɪləʊˌbæktə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of campylobacter?
The plural of campylobacter is campylobacters.

Words near campylobacter in the dictionary

  1. campy
  2. campylidia
  3. campylidial
  4. campylidium
  5. campylite
  6. campylobacter
  7. campylobacteria
  8. campylobacterial
  9. campylobacterioses
  10. campylobacteriosis
  11. campylobacterium

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