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””’Campylobacter””’ is a type of [[bacteria]] that can cause a [[diarrhea]] disease in people.:2“{{cite journal |last1=Blaser |first1=Martin J. |date=December 1997 |title=Epidemiologic and Clinical Features of Campylobacter jejuni Infections |journal=The Journal of Infectious Diseases |volume=176 |issue=s2 |pages=S103–S105 |doi=10.1086/513780 |pmid=9396691 |doi-access=free}} Its name means “curved bacteria”, as the germ typically appears in a comma or “s” shape. According to its scientific classification, it is a [[genus]] of [[gram-negative bacteria]] that is [[Motility#Cellular-level motility|motile]].{{Efn|Motile means that it can move of its own.}}{{cite book |last1=Garrity |first1=George M. |title=Bergey’s Manual® of Systematic Bacteriology |last2=Bell |first2=Julia A. |last3=Lilburn |first3=Timothy |year=2005 |isbn=978-0-387-24145-6 |pages=1145–1194 |chapter=Class V. Epsilonproteobacteria class. Nov. |doi=10.1007/0-387-29298-5_4}}

””’Campylobacter””’ is a type of [[bacteria]] that can cause a [[diarrhea]] disease in people.{{cite journal |last1=Blaser |first1=Martin J. |date=December 1997 |title=Epidemiologic and Clinical Features of Campylobacter jejuni Infections |journal=The Journal of Infectious Diseases |volume=176 |issue=s2 |pages=S103–S105 |doi=10.1086/513780 |pmid=9396691 |doi-access=free}} Its name means “curved bacteria”, as the germ typically appears in a comma or “s” shape. According to its scientific classification, it is a [[genus]] of [[gram-negative bacteria]] that is [[Motility#Cellular-level motility|motile]].{{Efn|Motile means that it can move of its own.}}{{cite book |last1=Garrity |first1=George M. |title=Bergey’s Manual® of Systematic Bacteriology |last2=Bell |first2=Julia A. |last3=Lilburn |first3=Timothy |year=2005 |isbn=978-0-387-24145-6 |pages=1145–1194 |chapter=Class V. Epsilonproteobacteria class. Nov. |doi=10.1007/0-387-29298-5_4}}

The germ is common in nature and in domestic animals. It is frequently found in raw food of vegetable and animal origin. Its numbers can be very high in some foods, like raw [[poultry]]. Due to their diverse [[natural reservoir]], some ”Campylobacter” can also be detected in the air, although not in an [[Epidemiology|epidemiological]] significance.{{Cite journal |last1=Olsen |first1=K. |last2=Lund |first2=M. |last3=Skov |first3=J. |author-link3=et al |title=Detection of Campylobacter Bacteria in Air Samples for Continuous Real-Time Monitoring of Campylobacter Colonization in Broiler Flocks |journal=Applied and Environmental Microbiology |date=2009 |volume=75 |issue=7 |pages=2074–2078 |doi=10.1128/AEM.02182-08 |pmid=19201953 |pmc=2663182 |bibcode=2009ApEnM..75.2074O }} The disease that some of the species of the bacteria can cause is called [[campylobacteriosis]].{{efn|It is usually self-limiting and antimicrobial treatment is often not required, except in severe cases or immunocompromised patients.{{cite journal |vauthors = Skarp CP, Hänninen ML, Rautelin HI |title = Campylobacteriosis: the role of poultry meat |journal = Clinical Microbiology and Infection |volume = 22 |issue = 2 |pages = 103–109 |date = February 2016 |pmid = 26686808 |doi = 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.11.019 |doi-access = free }}}}

The germ is common in nature and in domestic animals. It is frequently found in raw food of vegetable and animal origin. Its numbers can be very high in some foods, like raw [[poultry]]. Due to their diverse [[natural reservoir]], some ”Campylobacter” can also be detected in the air, although not in an [[Epidemiology|epidemiological]] significance.{{Cite journal |=Olsen |=. |last2=Lund |first2= |last3=Skov |first3=. |= |title=Detection of Campylobacter Bacteria in Air Samples for Continuous Real-Time Monitoring of Campylobacter Colonization in Broiler Flocks |journal=Applied and Environmental Microbiology |= |volume=75 |issue=7 |pages=2074–2078 |doi=10.1128/AEM.02182-08 |= |pmc=2663182 |=}} The disease that some of the species of the bacteria can cause is called [[campylobacteriosis]].{{efn|It is usually self-limiting and antimicrobial treatment is often not required, except in severe cases or immunocompromised patients.{{cite journal |vauthors = Skarp CP, Hänninen ML, Rautelin HI |title = Campylobacteriosis: the role of poultry meat |journal = Clinical Microbiology and Infection |volume = 22 |issue = 2 |pages = 103–109 |date = February 2016 |pmid = 26686808 |doi = 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.11.019 |doi-access = free }}}}

At least a dozen species of ”Campylobacter” have been implicated in human disease, with [[Campylobacter jejuni|”C. jejuni”]] (80–90%) and ”[[Campylobacter coli|C. coli]]” (5-10%) being the most common.:2” / ”[[Campylobacter jejuni|C. jejuni]]” is recognized as one of the main causes of [[Gastroenteritis#Bacterial|bacterial…