¦kampə̇lō¦baktər, kamˈpiləˌ- noun
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Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from campylo- (from Greek kampylos bent, curved) + -bacter
1. capitalized : a genus of slender spirally curved rod bacteria of the family Spirillaceae that are gram-negative, microaerophilic, and motile with a characteristic motion resembling a corkscrew, that do not form spores, and that include forms formerly included in the genus Spirillum or Vibrio of which some are pathogenic for domestic animals or man
2. : a bacterium of the genus Campylobacter