campylobacter
/ˌkæmpɪləʊˈbæktə(r)/noun
1- Medicine a bacterium which sometimes causes abortion in animals and food poisoning in humans【医】弯曲杆菌。
1.1
- Genus Campylobacter: several species, in particular C. jejuni; curved or spiral Gram-negative bacteria.弯曲杆菌属：数种, 尤指空肠弯曲杆菌; 弯曲形或螺旋形革兰氏阴性细菌。
词源
1970s: modern Latin, from Greek kampulos 'bent' + BACTERIUM.