Bacterium
campylobacter rectus
Subclass of:
Campylobacter
Definitions related to campylobacter rectus:
  • A species of CAMPYLOBACTER isolated from cases of human PERIODONTITIS. It is a microaerophile, capable of respiring with OXYGEN.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A species of microaerophilic, Gram-negative, straight bacilli assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria This species is motile using a single polar flagellum, non-spore forming, catalase negative, oxidase negative urease negative, indole negative, reduces nitrate and nitrite, but does not hydrolyze casein, starch or esculin. C. rectus, formerly known as Wolinella recta, is a periodontal pathogen causing chronic periodontitis and extraoral abscesses and has been associated with causing intrauterine fetal growth retardation.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Campylobacter rectus.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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