campylobacter


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
campylobacter /ˈkampɪləʊˌbaktə, ˌkampɪləʊˈbaktə/
noun a bacterium of a genus including species responsible for abortion in animals and food poisoning in humans. [Genus Campylobacter.]
– origin mod. L., from Gk kampulos ‘bent’ + bacterium.
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