a rod-shaped bacterium that causes infections in cattle and humans. Unpasteurized milk infected with campylobacter is a common cause of gastroenteritis
Word origin
from Greek kampulos bent + bacter(ium)
Examples of 'campylobacter' in a sentence
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About four in five cases of campylobacter result from eating contaminated poultry.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Campylobacter is the most common poisoning bug.
The Sun (2012)
Campylobacter is produced in bird droppings but can contaminate meat and skin during processing.
The Sun (2015)
Freezing the meat for two weeks destroys a harmful stomach bug called campylobacter.
The Sun (2014)
I'd be more concerned about campylobacter or salmonella.
The Sun (2018)
Although the conventional poultry had the most campylobacter, it was the least contaminated overall.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The seven biggest stores missed targets to cut levels of campylobacter.
The Sun (2015)
Illness resulting from campylobacter costs the economy an estimated 900 million a year.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Next week it will name retailers with the highest rates of campylobacter contamination.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Studies have shown that workers bring campylobacter into sheds on their clothes and machinery, infecting the birds.