Campylobacter coli


Campylobacter coli

a thermophilic bacterial species that causes first watery, then inflammatory, diarrheal disease in humans and in piglets.

Cam·py·lo·bac·ter co·li

(kam'pi-lō-bak'tĕr kō'lī) A thermophilic bacterial species that causes first watery, then inflammatory, diarrheal disease in humans, dogs, and piglets. Pathogen is the second most common cause of human campylobacteriosis.

Campylobacter coli

A species of Campylobacter that normally infects dogs but can cause intestinal infection and diarrhea in immunocompromised humans.See also: Campylobacter