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> > >   name        nick
> > >   status      student
> > >   age         20s
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> > >   Question -  i need as much info on
> > clampyhlobacter ie. what is it? what
> > > does it do? where does it grow? etc
> >
>Campylobacter is the name of a Gram-negative bacterium
>that causes diarrhea in humans. The name means 'curved
>rod' and that is what it looks like. C. jejuni is the
>most common member of this family and is frequently
>found in chickens, and hence on poultry meat (not in
>eggs). C. coli is another one, found on pork and
>chicken. Raw (unpasteurized milk) and unclean drinking
>water are also common sources for this food-poisening
>bug.
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>Check out all you want to know at
>http://www.bacteriamuseum.org/species/campylobacter.shtml
>
>Your Campylobacter specialist,
>Trudy Wassenaar
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>  Campylobacter are  curved gram negative rods.  they were not recognized as
>human pathogens until the 1970's because they are difficult to cultivate.
>They are microaerophiles (require low oxygen tension) and high incubation
>temps-42oC, and they need selective media.  They cause more foodborne illness
>than Salmonella and Shigella.  It is a major cause of diarrhea.  Human
>infection is usually caused by ingesting contaminated milk or meat.  Symptoms
>include bloody diarrhea, cramps and sometimes fever.  It is usually self
>limiting and non life threatening and lasts less than a week.


Van Hoeck
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