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campylobacterium

campylobacterium noun: any of several gram-negative bacteria, of the genus Campylobacter, that cause food poisoning.

campylobacterium: any of several gram-negative bacteria, of the genus Campylobacter, that cause food poisoning
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Noun

campylobacterium (plural campylobacteria)

  1. Any of several gram-negative bacteria, of the genus Campylobacter, that cause food poisoning

Forms of campylobacterium

pluralcampylobacteria

Origin of campylobacterium

From the genus name.

Words formed from campylobacterium

Questions about campylobacterium

What does campylobacterium mean?
Campylobacterium means any of several gram-negative bacteria, of the genus Campylobacter, that cause food poisoning.
What part of speech is campylobacterium?
Campylobacterium is a noun.
What is the plural of campylobacterium?
The plural of campylobacterium is campylobacteria.

Words near campylobacterium in the dictionary

  1. campylobacter
  2. campylobacteria
  3. campylobacterial
  4. campylobacterioses
  5. campylobacteriosis
  6. campylobacterium
  7. campylobacterosis
  8. campylobacters
  9. campylomorph
  10. campylomorphs
  11. campylon

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