Campylobacter Enterocolitis

Mourin, Anne
(2017) Encyclopedia of Pathology : Pathology of the Gastrointestinal Tract — ISBN: [9783319405599], p. 102-106, published

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Campylobacter enterocolitis is an inflammation of the colon caused by Campylobacter species which is a curved or spiral gram-negative rod. Campylobacter species is part of the natural flora in many wild and domestic animals including household pets. Campylobacter enterocolitis is one of the most common causes of acute bacterial gastroenteritis. Numerous Campylobacter species exist within the genus Campylobacter including Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli, Campylobacter laridis, Campylobacter fetus, Campylobacter upsaliensis, Campylobacter sputorum, Campylobacter concisus.
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Mourin, A. (2017). Campylobacter Enterocolitis. In Fátima Carneiro, Paula Chaves, Arzu Ensari (ed.), Encyclopedia of Pathology : Pathology of the Gastrointestinal Tract (p. p. 102-106). Springer International Publishing AG. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40560-5_1426