Bacterium
campylobacter lari
Subclass of:
Campylobacter
Definitions related to campylobacter lari:
  • A species of microaerophilic, Gram-negative, curved or spiral bacilli assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is motile using a single flagellum at each pole, non-spore forming, oxidase positive, catalase positive, reduces nitrate, produces hydrogen sulfide, and does not hydrolyze hippurate nor ferment glucose. C. lari is associated in recurrent gastroenteritis in children, causes septicemia and enteritis in immunodeficient patients and is commensal in healthy seagulls, birds, mussels and oysters.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A species of thermophilic CAMPYLOBACTER found in healthy seagulls and causing ENTERITIS in humans.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Campylobacter lari.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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