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campylobacter

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campylobacter [ˌkæmpɪləʊˈbæktə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) a rod-shaped bacterium that causes infections in cattle and man. Unpasteurized milk infected with campylobacter is a common cause of gastroenteritis
[from Greek kampulos bent + bacter(ium)]


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We describe isolates from human Campylobacter infection in the French population and the isolates' antimicrobial drug resistance patterns since 1986 and compare the trends with those of isolates from broiler chickens and pigs from 1999 through 2004.
Specifically, the testing services help identify bacteria that cause food poisoning, including salmonella, enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O-157, campylobacter coli and others.
 
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