Campylobacter jejuni (IMAGE)

Osaka Metropolitan University

Campylobacter jejuni

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These spiral rod-shaped bacteria are a leading cause of enteritis, sometimes leading to diarrheal and extra-intestinal infectious mortality in children under 5 and elderly persons, respectively.

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Osaka Metropolitan University

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