n.
Pronunciation: ˌ kam-pi-l ō - ' bak-t ə r, kam- ˌ pi-l ə -
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kampylos bent + New Latin bacterium; akin to Greek kamp ē bend ― more at GAMBIT
Date: 1964
: any of a genus ( Campylobacter ) of spirally curved motile gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of which some are pathogenic in domestic animals and humans