Campylobacter
See also: campylobacter
Translingual
![](Images/wiktionary/Campylobacter_fetus_01.jpg.webp)
Campylobacter fetus
![](Images/wiktionary/ARS_Campylobacter_jejuni.jpg.webp)
Campylobacter jejuni
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek καμπύλος (kampúlos, “bent, curved”) + βακτηρία (baktēría, “staff, cane”).
Proper noun
Campylobacter m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Campylobacteraceae – the campylobacter bacteria.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Negibacteria - subkingdom; Proteobacteria - phylum; Epsilonproteobacteria - class; Campylobacterales - order; Campylobacteraceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Campylobacter fetus - type species; Campylobacter jejuni - selected other species
Derived terms
- Campylobacteraceae
- Campylobacterales
- Campylobacteria
- Campylobacterota
References
Campylobacter on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Campylobacter on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Campylobacter on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Campylobacter in the Genome Taxonomy Database
- Campylobacter at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
- Campylobacter at National Center for Biotechnology Information